Greenland Hits Record 75°F, Sets Melt Record As Globe Aims At Hottest Year

[CountAllVotes]

Last Thursday, Greenland’s capital hit 75°F, which was hotter than New York City. This was the highest temperature ever recorded there in June — in a country covered with enough ice to raise sea levels more than 20 feet.

It comes hot on the heels of the hottest May on record for the entire globe, according to NASA. As the map above shows, May temperature anomalies in parts of the Arctic and Antarctic were as high as 17°F (9.4°C) above the 1951-1980 average for the month.

And this all follows the hottest April on record for the planet, which followed the hottest March on record, the hottest February on record, and the hottest January on record. NASA says there is a 99 percent chance this will be the hottest year on record — even though the current record-holder for hottest year, 2015, had blown out the previous record-holder, 2014.

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Our new study does indeed add to the growing pile of evidence that amplified Arctic warming and sea-ice loss favor the formation of blocking high pressure features in the North Atlantic. These blocks can cause all sorts of trouble, including additional surface melt on Greenland’s ice sheet (the primary focus of this study) as well as persistent weather patterns both upstream (North America) and downstream (Europe) of the block. Persistent weather can result in extreme events, such as prolonged heat waves, flooding, and droughts, all of which have repeatedly reared their heads more frequently in recent years.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2016/06/15/3788651/greenland-record-globe-hottest-year/

Climate change is real. Climate change is something that needs to be the #1 priority worldwide not tomorrow but today!

[villager]

1. Yet here at TU -- Titanic Underground -- there's important snark that must be posted!

We can't be bothered by the mere unraveling of the climate!

[CountAllVotes]

2. Sad isn't it?

Real issues get flushed down the memory hole until you awaken one day to find the ocean in your backyard and ablaze in a raging fire simultaneously.

Does anyone care?

[LiberalArkie]

3. Just think, if can ramp up the fracking and such and get rid of that damn ice in Greenland

it will become green and probably great land for 1%ers to develop. I bet they are buying it on the cheap right now. It seems that are selling the current beachfront property to the crazy Chinese right now.

[MFM008]

4. Each year is the hottest

Pretty soon this place is going to be Mercury....

[Warpy]

5. At this rate, Greenland might be habitable again by farmers/herders

The story of the last attempt was a sad one. Maybe with warming, Greenland will finally live up to its name.

[felix_numinous]

6. Right on schedule as per the documentary 'Inconvenient Truth'

which covered the melting of Greenland and the dumping of fresh water into the N Atlantic from Canada, changing the salinity....buckle up.

[matt819]

7. Question

Let's say that beginning Jan 1 of next year temps return to normal. Say, the normal of 25 years ago. How long would it take for the ice to refreeze? I know this is how potential and isn't going to happen. Just wondering.

[CountAllVotes]

8. Not a scientist

Do not know the answer to your question.

What I would do if I wanted to know the answer is to do some scientific research on the subjects addressed in your query.

I'd start with temperature freezing and refreezing for starters.

Good luck with your research and let us know what your findings are.

Thanks very much in your interest in helping to bring knowledge and solutions to this global problem.