NASA Sees High Temperatures, Wildfires, Sea Ice Minimum Extent in Warming Arctic

On Sept. 15, 2020, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent -- the second-lowest on record. This summer, temperatures soared in the Siberian Arctic, and intense fires burned through peatland. The Arctic region is warming three times faster than the rest of the planet.

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Music: "Curves Ahead" and "Genetic Analyzer," via Universal Production Music

Video credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
Kathleen Gaeta (GSFC Interns): Lead Producer
Kate Ramsayer (Telophase): Lead Writer
Elizabeth Hoy (GST): Scientist
Rachel Tilling (University of Maryland): Scientist

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