This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Wednesday 15 June 2022
Baked Arctic
It has long been known that, in the Arctic region, the rate of global heating is about three times faster that is seen in the rest of the globe. The rate of temperature increase may be even higher in some key Arctic locations (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jun/15/new-data-reveals-extraordinary-global-heating-in-the-arctic). For example, in the North Barents Sea, the rate of global heating is up to 2.7 degrees Centigrade per decade. In the Autumn (fall) season, its rate of global heating is up to 4 degrees Centigrade per decade. These extraordinary rates are up to 7 times faster than global averages. Interestingly, temperature elevations in the North Barents Sea, may trigger extreme weather events in North America, Europe and Asia. This new 'olympic' data suggests climate breakdown is faster, higher and stronger than had been assumed.
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