High-Arctic heat tops 1,800-year high, says study; Modern spike outmatches naturally driven 'medieval warm period'
Monday, October 1, 2012 - 09:30
in Earth & Climate
Summers on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard are now warmer than at any other time in the last 1,800 years, including during medieval times when parts of the northern hemisphere were as hot as, or hotter, than today, according to a new study.