Climate Now by Copernicus - February 2023

Climate Now by Copernicus - February 2023
Why is Arctic ice getting younger and thinner?

Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows that globally, February 2023 was the fifth-warmest on record, with temperatures 0.3° Celsius above the 1991-2020 average.

Temperatures in parts of the Arctic were six degrees or more above average in February. It's difficult to forecast with certainty the speed at which climate change will transform our planet's northern polar region, however researchers are observing that the ice is thinning rapidly, and models predict that ice-free Arctic summers are on the horizon. In this episode of Climate Now, we can hear more from sea ice experts at the Norwegian Polar Institute.