That’s especially useful because many Americans tend to view climate change as a problem affecting other people or more remote parts of the world, she said. “It helps us connect climate change to our lived experience.”The new data shows that temperatures are rising, and that increase is accelerating. The increase has been even more pronounced in Alaska, parts of which saw average temperatures rise more than 4 degrees Fahrenheit since 1925. As surface temperatures have risen, heat waves have become more common. The new data notes that the extent of Arctic sea ice cover in 2020 was the second-smallest on record.

Source: New York Times May 12, 2021 20:34 UTC