Arctic warming amplifies climate change and its impacts

Smith, Adam, Smith, Doug, Cohen, Judah and Jones, Matthew ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3480-7980 (2021) Arctic warming amplifies climate change and its impacts. ScienceBrief. pp. 1-4.

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Abstract

This ScienceBrief Review examines the evidence linking Arctic warming to the amplification of climate change impacts in Arctic, boreal and mid-latitude regions. It synthesises findings from more than 190 peer-reviewed scientific articles gathered using ScienceBrief. The evidence shows that the Arctic region has warmed at least twice as much as the global average, leading to a number of environmental consequences. The extent and thickness of sea-ice have decreased and rates of permafrost thaw have increased in recent decades. The impacts of rising mean annual temperatures have been exacerbated by an increase in heatwaves this century. These changes amplify climate change and its impacts. Permafrost thaw and wildfires are releasing greenhouse gases and amplifying climate change, while the loss of sea ice is reducing the amount of solar energy reflected by the Earth’s surface. There is ongoing debate about how changes in the Arctic energy balance influence patterns of extreme weather in the mid-latitudes.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/climate_action
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences University of East Anglia Research Groups/Centres > Theme - ClimateUEA
UEA Research Groups:	University of East Anglia Schools > Faculty of Science > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Climatic Research Unit
Related URLs:	https://zenodo.org/record/5596791
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	17 Nov 2021 05:07
Last Modified:	18 Nov 2023 01:12
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/82144
DOI:	10.5281/ZENODO.5596791

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