Arctic Temperature Alarm

Air temperature in the Arctic was -19.25°C on 2023-03-23. This is 0.15°C higher than 90th percentile of climatology period... READ MORE

Arctic Temperature Alarm

Air temperature in the Arctic was -19.28°C on 2023-03-22. This is 0.27°C higher than 90th percentile of climatology period... READ MORE

It’s now or never – IPCC 6th Assessment Report released today

Today the final synthesis of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s 6th Assessment Report cycle was released. This synthesis report restates that it is "now or never" to act, and that we are well on... READ MORE

Arctic sea ice maximum extent likely 5th lowest on record

Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.62 million square kilometres (5.64 million square miles) on March 6, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at... READ MORE

Record-breaking cyclone brings further decimation to world’s #1 climate vulnerable country

Tropical cyclone Freddy is set to make more international records--including possibly one for the longest-lasting storm, later this... READ MORE

COUNTDOWN

CO2 Budget Depletion

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QUOTES

“What happens in the Arctic affects the entire planet. Whether it is melting sea ice or disintegrating permafrost, it reverberates around the Earth System, adding greenhouse gases to the atmosphere, increasing the absorption of sunlight, and disrupting ocean circulation systems. The Arctic is truly the canary in the planetary coalmine.

 

Prof. Will Steffen
Emeritus Professor, Australian National University, Canberra

“The dramatic changes observed in the Arctic area serious foreshadowing of what to expect globally.”

Prof. Jan-Gunnar Winther
Chair of the GRID-Arendal board and Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute

We are now beyond calling for awareness and action. Implementable solutions rooted in concrete decipherable data are key to enable policies that make sense for the public and private sector. Arctic Basecamp’s Arctic Risk Platform brings what is happening in the Arctic into tangible and relatable terms. This allows for the understanding of climate risk for policy makers, businesses, and the public alike to enable proper decision making towards positive climate action.”

Nigel Topping
UN High Level Global Action Champion for COP26

“What the science tells us — the only conclusion that we can reach from that is urgency, urgency, urgency.

Christiana Figueres
Executive Secretary UNFCCC 2010-2016

“The activities of Arctic Basecamp are instrumental in raising awareness of the climate crisis among decision-makers at all levels of government and business. While a small fraction of the global population lives in the Arctic, the dramatic changes underway there affect everyone on Earth to varying degrees, most notably through sea-level rise and extreme weather. Arctic Basecamp is sounding the alarm by putting past and future changes into currencies that decision-makers understand: economic impacts, infrastructure vulnerabilities, and human suffering.”

Dr. Jennifer Francis
Senior Scientist and Acting Deputy Director, Woodwell Climate Research Center

“The Arctic is one of the key systems of our planet. The Arctic is in trouble. It will influence weather events around the world. It makes all of our lives more unpredictable. We need action.”

Christiana Figueres
Executive Secretary UNFCCC 2010-2016

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
4.5 hundred thousands l/s
on average in 1986-2015
4.5 tons per second
on average in 1986-2015
Worldwide number of disasters
265 disasters
more events in 2022 in comparison to 1970s
183 disasters
more events in 2022 in comparison to 1980s
100 disasters
more events in 2022 in comparison to 1990s
Arctic Sea Ice Extent
1,060,750 km²
below 1981-2010 average on 26-Mar-2023
409,555 mi²
below 1981-2010 average on 26-Mar-2023
Arctic Amplification
2.81 times
faster than global average in last 30 years
2.59 times
faster than global average in last 50 years
2.49 times
faster than global average in last 70 years
Arctic Wildfire emissions
0.19 megatonnes CO₂e
CO₂e emissions in 2023 so far
Arctic Air Quality (PM2.5)
2.72 microgram per cubic meter
on 21-Mar-2023