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

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CO2 Budget Depletion

ARCTIC RISK CALCULATOR

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Global temperature rose 1 °C
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PersonYear of birthGlobal temp (°C)Arctic temp (°C)Sea level (mm)Sea Ice Extent (%)CO2 (ppm)
World Economic Forum197111111
Billie Eilish200111111
Greta Thunberg200311111
Sanna Marin (PM, Finland)198811111
Marc Benioff (CEO, Salesforce)196411111
Joe Biden (President, USA)194211111
Facebook200411111
Tik Tok201611111
Apple197611111
Leonardo Di Caprio197411111
Justin Trudeau (PM, Canada)197111111
Bill Gates (Founder, Microsoft)195511111
Ben van Beurden (CEO, Shell)195311111
Ellie Goulding198611111
Netflix199711111
Yuri Gagarin's first manned space flight196111111
First Earth Day197011111
First COP (Berlin)199511111
WWF founded196111111

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ARCTIC RISK INDICATORS

The following gauges show up-to-date data regarding key indicators in the Arctic. These indicators clearly point to the crisis at hand.

Greenland rate of ice loss
13 million l/s
on average
13 million tonnes/s
on average
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
Arctic Amplification
4 times
faster than global average
Arctic 66N+ Wildfire emissions
25,092.70 megatonnes CO₂e
CO₂e emissions in 2023 so far
Arctic Air Quality (PM2.5)
1.24 microgram per cubic meter
on 02-Dec-2023
Global mean Sea Level
3.4mm/year
since 1993