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Arctic air temperatures climb to record levels (click title to entry, thank you)
Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:01pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fall air temperatures have climbed to record levels in the Arctic due to major losses of sea ice as the region suffers more effects from a warming trend dating back decades, a report released on Thursday showed.
The annual report issued by researchers at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other experts is the latest to paint a dire picture of the impact of climate change in the Arctic.
It found that fall air temperatures are at a record 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees C) above normal in the Arctic because of the major loss of sea ice in recent years that allows more solar heating of the ocean....
An undated handout photo from the Center for Northern Studies shows the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf disintegrating.
REUTERS/Denis Sarrazin/Center for Northern Studies/Handout
Local Time: 4:26 PM AKDT on October 27, 2008
Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Temperature :: 46 °F / 8 °C
Conditions :: Overcast
Windchill :: 42 F/ 6 C
Humidity :: 71%
Dew Point :: 37 F/ 3C
Wind :: 9 mph / 15 km/h / 4.1 m/s from the SE
Pressure :: 30.00 in/ 1016 hPa (Steady)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: Overcast 5500 ft/ 1676 m
(Above ground level)
Elevation :: 33ft / 10 m
Thu Oct 16, 2008 6:01pm EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fall air temperatures have climbed to record levels in the Arctic due to major losses of sea ice as the region suffers more effects from a warming trend dating back decades, a report released on Thursday showed.
The annual report issued by researchers at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other experts is the latest to paint a dire picture of the impact of climate change in the Arctic.
It found that fall air temperatures are at a record 9 degrees Fahrenheit (5 degrees C) above normal in the Arctic because of the major loss of sea ice in recent years that allows more solar heating of the ocean....
An undated handout photo from the Center for Northern Studies shows the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf disintegrating.
REUTERS/Denis Sarrazin/Center for Northern Studies/Handout
Local Time: 4:26 PM AKDT on October 27, 2008
Lat/Lon: 58.8° N 137.0° W
Temperature :: 46 °F / 8 °C
Conditions :: Overcast
Windchill :: 42 F/ 6 C
Humidity :: 71%
Dew Point :: 37 F/ 3C
Wind :: 9 mph / 15 km/h / 4.1 m/s from the SE
Pressure :: 30.00 in/ 1016 hPa (Steady)
Visibility :: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
UV :: 0 out of 16
Clouds :: Overcast 5500 ft/ 1676 m
(Above ground level)
Elevation :: 33ft / 10 m
