2014 Arctic Report Card: Visual Highlights
The latest installment of NOAA's Arctic Report Card confirms that Arctic air temperatures are rising at more than twice the rate of the planet as a whole. The amount of ice that survives the summer melt season is shrinking, and water temperatures are rising. Some polar bear populations are declining. The number of snow days is falling. The Greenland Ice Sheet is becoming less able to reflect incoming sunlight. Click the images below to learn more.
Full Press Release | Arctic Report Card 2014
Below are links to four image-based stories that highlight some findings from this year's report.
Polar bear update
Fewer snow-covered days
Greenland reflecting less sunlight
Arctic Ocean temperatures
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