Extreme weather ‘record’ likely in Arctic Circle, says UN weather agency WMO

New York/IBNS: Reports that temperatures in a Russian town in the Arctic Circle likely reached a record 38C (100.4F), last weekend, have been approved by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) pending final verification, it said on Tuesday.

Arctic sea ice maximum at record low for third straight year

Washington, Mar 23 (IBNS): Arctic sea ice was at a record low maximum extent for the third straight year, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA.

NASA study improves forecasts of summer Arctic sea ice

Washington, Mar 3 (IBNS): The Arctic has been losing sea ice over the past several decades as Earth warms.