Arctic permafrost thawing faster than ever, US climate study finds

Sea ice also melting at fastest past in 1,500 years, US government scientists find‘The Arctic is a very different place than it was even a decade ago’ – authorPermafrost in the Arctic is thawing faster than ever, according to a new US government report that also found Arctic seawater is warming and sea ice is melting at the fastest pace in 1,500 years.The annual report released on Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration showed slightly less warming in many measurements than a record hot 2016. But scientists remain concerned because the far northern region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the globe and has reached a level of warming that’s unprecedented in modern times.The Arctic has traditionally been the refrigerator to the planet, but the door of the refrigerator has been left open Related: 'Soul-crushing' video of starving polar bear exposes climate crisis, experts say Continue reading...