http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/17/1337244/-Ice-Loss-sends-Barrow-Alaska-s-temperatures-soaring-to-7-degrees-celcius?detail=email
In the last 34 years, the average October temperature in Barrow has
risen by more than 7°C − an increase that, on its own, makes a mockery
of international efforts to prevent global temperatures from rising more
than 2°C above their pre-industrial level.
A study by scientists at the University of Alaska Fairbanks analysed
several decades of weather information. These show that temperature
trends are closely linked to sea ice concentrations, which have been
recorded since 1979, when accurate satellite measurements began.
In that period, the average annual temperature rose by 2.7°C. But the
November increase was far higher − more than six degrees. And October
was the most striking of all, with the month’s average temperature 7.2°C
higher in 2012 than in 1979.
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