Warm Winter Events in Arctic Becoming More Frequent, Lasting Longer

By Adapted for NASA by: Maria-Jose Viñas | NASA’s Earth Science News Team, Kelsey Simpkins | American Geophysical Union on Jul 12, 2017   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Arctic winter warming events – winter days where temperatures peak above 14 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 10 degrees Celsius) – are a normal part of the climate over the ice-covered Arctic Ocean. But new research by an international team that includes NASA scientists finds these events are becoming more frequent and lasting longer than they did […]