Confirmed: 2023 set to be the warmest year on record

The WMO provisional State of the Global Climate report confirms that 2023 is set to be the warmest year on record, regardless of the final two months of... READ MORE

Colossal Antarctic iceberg, five times larger than New York City, breaks free and drifts away from region

On November 24th, scientists from the Bristish Antarctic Survey (BAS) were astonished to observe an iceberg measuring around 4,000 square kilometers (more than twice the size of Greater London) drifting away from the... READ MORE

World surpasses critical warming threshold for the first time

On November 17th, global temperatures reached 2.07°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time on record.... READ MORE

Unexpected disintegration of ice shelves in North Greenland

Alarm bells ringing as rapid disintegration and weakening of ice shelves in North Greenland is observed!... READ MORE

Three Icebergs break off West Antarctica’s most Endangered Glacier

Images recently posted in the Arctic Sea Ice Forum reveal three significant breakups, or calving events, in mid-October on Pine Island Glacier’s floating ice shelf in West... READ MORE

COUNTDOWN

CO2 Budget Depletion

GLOBAL
CLIMATE
RISK.

The Arctic early-warning system is flashing red. Extreme Arctic warming is triggering a cascade of risks across the rest of the planet. Explore the Arctic Risk Platform to find out what the Arctic climate crisis means for you.

Arctic Basecamp plays crucial scientific role
The Polar Tipping Points Hub, a groundbreaking virtual reality experience in collaboration with Accenture and Microsoft, launched at UN Climate Week in New York City.
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Find out why the Arctic is the control centre for Global climate risks. Explore emitters in your country and learn about why you need to explore the Arctic Risk Platform.
CREATE A NAME. MAKE A CHANGE.
Rapid Arctic warming has global impacts. If you become an Arctic name changer, it can be a real game changer. Once you have created your Arctic name, make it your name on social media to create an impact.
Is Your Country Climate Vulnerable?
Climate Vulnerability is used to describe economies and ecosystems that are highly vulnerable to warming and the many other complex impacts from climate change.
SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT
Climate change leads to more severe, and more frequent, extreme weather events. Rising atmospheric temperatures and moisture across the world, adversely affects human health and work productivity. This has a negative impact on people’s livelihoods and wider economies.
SDGs and THE ARCTIC
Progress on the UN Sustainable Development Goals is under threat. Arctic change puts all 17 goals at risk. Find out why.
EXTREME WEATHER CONDITIONS
The latest science links Arctic climate change to extreme weather across the Northern Hemisphere with more certainty than ever before, bringing cold waves, superstorms, and heatwaves to our doorsteps.
FOOD INSECURITY
Arctic change worsens droughts, floods, storms and other extreme weather events that pose a direct threat to global food supplies.
WATER INSECURITY
Arctic warming disrupts rainfall patterns, changes weather patterns and leads to glacial melt, threatening water supplies across the world.
SEA LEVEL RISE
The Greenland ice sheet holds the equivalent of 7.4m of potential sea level rise. As it melts, it puts millions of people around the world at risk.
HEAT STRESS
The loss of Arctic ice and snow increases the global risk of heatwaves, meaning skyrocketing temperatures in already-hot parts of the world.
Liters/sec tonnes/sec
Greenland rate of ice loss
13 million l/s
on average
13 million tonnes/s
on average
km² mi²
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
1,411,250 km²
below 1981-2010 average on 01-Dec-2023
544,883 mi²
below 1981-2010 average on 01-Dec-2023
warming rate
Arctic Amplification
4 times
faster than global average
MT
Arctic 66N+ Wildfire emissions
25,092.70 megatonnes CO₂e
CO₂e emissions in 2023 so far
μg/m³
Arctic Air Quality (PM2.5)
1.24 microgram per cubic meter
on 02-Dec-2023
rising rate
Global mean Sea Level
3.4mm/year
since 1993