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Arctic Report Card: Update for 2020

The sustained transformation to a warmer, less frozen and biologically changed Arctic remains clear
Archive of previous Arctic Report Cards

2020 Arctic Report Card

Videos

Arctic Report Card 2020

2020 Headlines

Executive Summary

15 Years of Arctic Observation

15-Year Retrospective Analysis on AON

Meet the Founding Editors

Videos

Contact

Vital Signs

Surface Air Temperature

Terrestrial Snow Cover

Greenland Ice Sheet

Sea Ice

Sea Surface Temperature

Arctic Ocean Primary Productivity: The Response of Marine Algae to Climate Warming and Sea Ice Decline

Tundra Greenness

Other Indicators

Glaciers and Ice Caps Outside Greenland

Bowhead Whales: Recent Insights into Their Biology, Status, and Resilience

Coastal Permafrost Erosion

Wildland Fire in High Northern Latitudes

Frostbites

The MOSAiC Expedition: A Year Drifting with the Arctic Sea Ice

Integrating Models and Observations to Better Predict a Changing Arctic Sea Ice Cover

New Arctic Research Facility Opens Door to Science Collaborations

More Information

About Arctic Report Card 2020

Report Card Full PDF

Arctic Report Card Data Portal

Authors and Affiliations

References

Graphics from Climate.gov

NOAA Press Release

AGU Report Card Press Conference

AGU Press Conference Presentation

2020 Arctic Report Card on YouTube

Arctic Report Card 2020 full-length video (all 3 chapters)
Chapter 1 “Rapid Change Overtaking the Arctic”
Chapter 2 “Fire in the Far North”
Chapter 3 “Bowhead Whales: Icon of the North”

Arctic Report Card Playlist on YouTube

ARC YouTube playlist

Download Arctic Report Card video transcripts and mp4 files from NOAA PMEL’s repository.

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