Warming trends remain the focus for the Arctic

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – The annual Arctic Report Card for 2022 reveals that whereas the previous yr hasn’t been the warmest on report or proven the bottom sea ice ranges, it reveals the patterns within the Arctic which have been trending for many years proceed, primarily that the Arctic continues to heat greater than twice as quick as the remainder of the world.

“I believe this yr’s report card highlights actually the modifications which have been underway for a very long time, a pair a long time now, that it’s been very apparent within the Arctic proceed,” Alaska Middle for Local weather Evaluation and Coverage Local weather Specialist Rick Thoman stated.

For the primary time, this report features a take a look at precipitation within the Arctic from a broad scale.

“Along with analyzing issues like annual precipitation quantities and their tendencies, the precipitation essay additionally checked out excessive precipitation occasions, and people are additionally growing throughout the Arctic, after all, alternative ways, completely different locations,” Thoman stated. “Merbok was a very good instance of an excessive precipitation occasion, after all, additionally, a giant storm, numerous coastal flooding. These are the sorts of issues which can be impacting the Arctic increasingly more.”

Matters within the Arctic Report Card embrace the seabird die-offs, which Thoman says have develop into an annual incidence within the Bering Sea, in addition to snow cowl, sea ice and the tundra.

To listen to the the total interview with Rick Thoman, click on right here and take a look at the Alaska’s Information Source podcast “In Depth Alaska.”

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