#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. According to experts from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute (AARI), a decrease in sea ice cover associated with rising temperatures is the most discussed manifestation of global warming in the Arctic.
Thus, in 2023, the temperature in the Russian Arctic was 1.12°C above normal: in winter the temperature anomaly was 1.62°C, in summer – 0.93°C. Spring was close to normal, and the most pronounced average temperature anomaly was recorded in autumn – 1.96°C. Such data are presented in a published review of the state and pollution of the environment in the Russian Federation for 2023, compiled by Roshydromet specialists, the Media Deck portal reports.
According to the AARI scientists’ research results, it was established that in the Arctic ocean the area occupied by ice at the seasonal minimum in September from 1980 to 2012 decreased by 2.2 times. In the waters of the Arctic seas along which the Northern Sea Route runs, ice cover in September has been decreasing since 1996 along with an increase in summer air temperatures and has decreased eightfold in ten years – from 1,892 thousand square kilometers to 234 thousand square kilometers.
In subsequent years, the area fluctuated around this level, with a minimum value of 26.3 thousand square kilometers in 2020. In 2021, the ice area in September increased by almost 200 thousand square kilometers, and in 2023 it increased to 316 thousand square kilometers.
Earlier, we told you about ice area reduction in the Arctic. Scientists from different countries are looking for ways to save Arctic ice from melting. A Dutch startup called Arctic Reflections has proposed applying additional layers of ice to existing glaciers to delay the release of greenhouse gases and further climate change.
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Text: Denis Kozhevnikov, Photo: author
