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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Damian Carrington Environment editor

New data reveals extraordinary global heating in the Arctic

A fishing boat at sea with a snowy hill in the background
Data shows the North Barents Sea is the fastest warming place known on Earth. Photograph: Alister Doyle/Reuters

New data has revealed extraordinary rates of global heating in the Arctic, up to seven times faster than the global average.

The heating is occurring in the North Barents Sea, a region where fast rising temperatures are suspected to trigger increases in extreme weather in North America, Europe and Asia. The researchers said the heating in this region was an “early warning” of what could happen across the rest of the Arctic.

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