Arctic Report Card

Arctic Report Card: Record territory for warm temperatures, loss of snow and ice

Annual update charts ongoing impact of changing conditions on environment, communities   NOAA’s 14th Arctic Report Card recounts the numerous geophysical and biological changes that occurred in the northern polar region during 2019, with near-record high air and ocean temperatures and melting of the Greenland ice sheet, low sea-ice extents, and shifts in the distribution…

NOAA 2017 temperatures

Assessing the Global Climate in 2017

For the globe, 2017 was the third warmest year on record and the warmest year without an El Niño present. The globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for 2017 was the third highest since record keeping began in 1880, according to NOAA scientists. December’s combined global land and ocean average surface temperature departure…

Iceberg on water

Arctic saw second warmest year on record

A NOAA-sponsored report shows that the warming trend transforming the Arctic persisted in 2017, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects. Now in its 12th year, the Arctic Report Card, released today at the annual American Geophysical Union…