Air temperatures above the Arctic Circle in Siberia have reached 90 degrees this season, while surface temperatures in an area usually covered in snow and ice have gone as high as 118 degrees, according to satellite data.
Copernicus Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B satellites, which track temperature data, reported the ground temperatures on June 20 near Verkhojansk, a small town usually known for its extreme cold temperatures. The air temperature that day, near the town of Saskylah, was the highest on record since 1936.
It's reassuring to think that the heat wave now was once equalled in 1936, but in fact, the World Meteorological Organization says the climate change is intense. "The most dramatic change is in the Arctic, which is warming more than twice as fast as the global average," the agency said Monday. A jumbo glacier disintegrated in Greenland last year, and wildfires consumed large areas of Siberia in 2019 and 2020.
If you haven't called your congressperson lately, this might be a good topic to bring up.
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