New report: Extreme temperatures registered in the Arctic last year
While Europe experienced record heat and extreme rain last year, extreme temperatures were also registered in the Arctic.
Last year, the world’s roof experienced high temperatures, a new report from the EU’s climate monitoring service notes.
The report was published just before a US climate summit, after the EU has agreed on a new climate law with a goal of a 55% emission cut by 2030.
“One region stands out in particular. It was a spectacular year for the Arctic,” research manager Freja Vamborg said.
2020 was the second warmest year in the Arctic’s history. The temperature was 2.2 degrees above the average for 1981-2010 and 3 degrees above the pre-industrialization level.
Throughout the summer and autumn, there was record low sea ice. The report confirms that Europe set a heat record last year with an average temperature that was almost half a degree higher than the second warmest year.
The temperature in Europe was about 2 degrees warmer than it probably would have been in a world without emissions from fossil fuels, the report notes.
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