The Arctic recently sent us a powerful message about climate change

Mar 5, 2018

The Beast brought cold air from Siberia to cities unfamiliar with such harsh winter conditions, such as Rome. Image: REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Jeremy Wilkinson

Sea Ice Physicist, British Antarctic Survey

Gail Whiteman

Director, Pentland Centre for Sustainability in Business, Lancaster University

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Arctic near-surface air temperatures north of 80N. Image: Zack Labe, UC Irvine

Image: National Snow and Ice Data Center

Jet stream on 25 Feb 2018. Yellow arrow shows winds flowing from southern North Atlantic to the North Pole then down into central Europe.

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