Arctic sea ice saw its lowest recorded level on record in April as rapid warming continues to destabilize the region, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Arctic Report Card. The period between October 2020 and September 2021 was the seventh-warmest for land temperatures dating back to 1900, when record-keeping began, according to the report card. Meanwhile, surface air temperatures from October to December 2020 also reached record highs for both the Pan-Arctic and Asian-Arctic regions. ADVERTISEMENTResearchers additionally found that increased atmospheric carbon is likely acidifying the Arctic Ocean at a faster rate than the ocean as a whole. The report comes the same day the World Meteorological Organization certified a record-high Arctic temperature last summer.

Source: The Guardian December 15, 2021 00:32 UTC