The Guardian view on climate change action: don’t delay | Editorial
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Arctic temperatures have been 20C above normal. The ice cap is shrinking. And Trump and Putin may see it as an advantage
Temperatures in the Arctic in the last two months have hit more than 20C above normal for the time of year. Temperatures that unusual in the UK and Europe would produce 45C summers. As a result, sea ice has shrunk to levels that scientists describe as "off the scale". Mapping the changes to the extent of sea ice over the last 40 years confirms that: on a graph, the lines are clustered together like threads in a hank of silk, warming and cooling in line with each other - until this year. This year's line drops down like a thin thread dangling into the void.
Related: Arctic ice melt 'already affecting weather patterns where you live right now'
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