In late October, sea ice off Siberia has only now begun to start freezing — an unprecedented situation for that part of the Arctic

ImaGeoBy Tom YulsmanOctober 30, 2020 5:00 PM

https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/insanely-warm-arctic-ocean-waters-are-delaying-freeze-up-and-pouring-heat

Temperatures in large parts of the Arctic are expected to remain warmer than normal, as seen in this graphic showing a model prediction for Nov. 13. (See below for an animation of the day-by-day forecast between now and then.) Temperatures are expected to remain high for awhile because wide swaths of open water are releasing huge amounts of heat into the atmosphere. (Credit: WXCHARTS.COM)

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