Arctic warming hits new record in 2015, says ocean watchdog Noaa – video

Rick Spinrad, chief scientist at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa), announces global warming in the Arctic circle has hit new heights in the past year. Stating that warming is happening 'more than twice as fast' in the Arctic than in the rest of the world, Spinrad says the average air temperature reached 1.3C above its usual level, the highest since observations began