Arctic

We don't know enough about the consequences of climate change in the Arctic to point out what effects they will have on the environment, politics, and society.

The Arctic Ocean has experienced a remarkable temperature increase over the last four decades. Air temperatures have risen by approximately four degrees, making the Arctic the fastest-warming region in the world. One consequence of this is the loss of sea ice, with research indicating that summer ice in the Arctic Ocean will disappear within the next 25 years.

– We do not know enough about how global warming will change the Arctic Ocean from the seabed, through the water column and sea ice, to the atmosphere. Nor do we know what consequences and opportunities these changes will bring – at local, regional, and global levels, says climate researcher Priscilla Mooney in NORCE.