Arctic sea ice could hit maximum extent ‘much earlier’ than usual

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Some stations reported winter temperatures 30C warmer than usual with situation echoed in Antarctica

A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in south-western Greenland.
A drop of water falls off an iceberg melting in south-western Greenland, which has recorded unusually warm temperatures this winter.Photograph: David Goldman/AP

Damien Gayle

@damiengayleTue 22 Mar 2022 14.08 EDT

An extreme heat event in theArcticcould cause it to reach the maximum of the extent of its ice for this year “considerably earlier” than usual, a scientist has warned.

Temperature records were broken in Norway last week, withrain fallingat Svalbard airport, and unusually warm temperatures recorded inGreenlandand the Russian archipelago ofFranz Josef Land.

Some stations reportedly reached 30C warmer than usual for the Arctic winter. The situation was echoed at the south pole, with Concordia station, on the Antarctic Plateau, hitting arecord -11.8Con Friday, more than 40C warmer than usual for this time of year.

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