In the Arctic Ocean, sea ice is melting away faster and faster due to warmer temperatures from below and above. Data show differences of up to 28°C above the average temperature at the North Pole this mid-March. File photo: Dr Michael Wenger The Earth’s polar...
From Kangerlussuaq, tourists can also reach the Greenland Ice Sheet relatively easily. Normally in July and August the streams and lakes at the edge of the ice are full to the brim with meltwater. This year everything is different, mainly thanks to the heat over...
Temperature map for the month of May 2020. Values above (red) and below (blue) the long-term mean. (Photo: Modis/NEO/Nasa) When one thinks of Siberia, thoughts of cold and frost immediately come to the mind. However, that is not the case at the moment. The last winter...
