Monitoring the Arctic heatwave
Thursday, August 27, 2020 - 10:00
in Earth & Climate
,Over the past months, the Arctic has experienced alarmingly high temperatures, extreme wildfires and a significant loss of sea ice. While hot summer weather is not uncommon in the Arctic, the region is warming at two to three times the global average—impacting nature and humanity on a global scale. Observations from space offer a unique opportunity to understand the changes occurring in this remote region.