NASA Sees High Temperatures, Wildfires, Sea Ice Minimum Extent in Warming Arctic

On Sept. 15, 2020, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent -- the second-lowest on record. This summer, temperatures soared in the Siberian Arctic, and intense fires burned through peatland. The Arctic region is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet.

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Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
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Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Lead Writer
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