Washington, 16 December 2015, 10:25 – REGNUM On Tuesday, December 15 from the report of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has learned that over the past 115 years, the air temperature in the Arctic has risen to a record high, reports The Telegraph.
According to the expert NOAA Rick Spinred , warming in the region faster than anywhere else in the world. Thus, the temperature here for the year rose by 1.3 degrees Celsius above average. Since 1900, the highest rate, which was observed in the Arctic.
As a result of warming is melting the ice, so – the destruction of the natural habitat of the walrus, the report said, some fish species are moving north. In addition, scientists project that nearly 200 species of birds and animals in the region are likely to die as a consequence of climate change, caused, in turn, global warming.
Thus, mammalian species most at risk of extinction. Under a special punch, according to scientists, may be the population of mink, muskrat, white-fronted goose and the American tundra swan.
IA REGNUM reminiscent, in March this year, scientists of the US National Center for the Study of snow and ice in Boulder, Colorado, analyzing satellite data, concluded that the maximum area of ice cover in Artik was 14.54 million square kilometers. Before that he was considered the lowest rate in 2011 – 14.65 million square kilometers.
It should be noted that over 35 years the area of ice in the Arctic has decreased by half.
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