Peak summer "greenness" continues to increase across the Arctic tundra, hitting the third-highest peak since 2000
Peak summer "greenness" continues to increase across the Arctic tundra, hitting the third-highest peak since 2000. #ArcticReportCard2023 The Arctic Report Card for 2023 is here. - Overall it was the sixth warmest year since records began and the 14th consecutive year temperatures have exceeded the 1991-2020 average. - This summer was the warmest summer the Arctic has experienced on record. - The Arctic is warming at least two times faster than the rest of the globe in a widely recognized phenomenon known as "Arctic amplification".