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Triple-digit heat in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave fits a disturbing pattern

  • Written by Mark Serreze, Research Professor of Geography and Director, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder
Triple-digit heat in Siberia? 5 ways the extreme Arctic heat wave fits a disturbing patternThis Arctic heat wave has been unusually long-lived. The darkest reds on this map of the Arctic are areas that were more than 14 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the spring of 2020 compared to the recent 15-year average.Joshua Stevens/NASA Earth Observatory

The Arctic heat wave that sent Siberian temperatures soaring to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit on...

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