Iceland is having one of its hottest summer, with May 15th, reaching temperature exceeding 26 degrees Celsius. This extreme heat is a result of global warming, which has caused Greenland’s ice sheet to melt 17 times faster than the average in the past, according to the scientific network World Weather Attribution ( WWA ). According to a 2022 research published in the medical journal Nature, the Arctic region is one of the most affected by worldwide climate, heating up four times faster than the rest of the world since 1979. As world leaders turn their attention to Greenland, a Danish semi-autonomous place, these findings are made. US President Donald Trump has previously expressed interest in purchasing the mineral-rich area. The burning of fossil fuels for energy and vehicles, which releases contaminants like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is the main cause of global warming. The continent has gotten warmer at an unnatural rate as a result. One of the fastest-warming regions on Earth is still the Arctic. According to Friederike Otto, an associate professor of climate research at Imperial College London and one of the report’s authors, the melting level of the Greenland ice sheet is 17 times faster, according to preliminary research. This implies that the Greenland ice sheet is significantly more active than it would have been without this temperature wave. She continued,” This would have been unattainable without culture change.” Iceland’s May conditions were record-breaking, more than 13 degree Celsius above the ordinary May daily max from 1991 to 2020, according to the WWA. The document predicts that the record peaks observed in Iceland and Greenland in May will last for at least one more hundred years.
Arctic ice melting has a global effects:
Otto cautioned against having extreme weather events that may affect people. The salt waters are flooded with water as the Greenland ice strip melts. Researchers warn that this could stifle the crucial ocean current that transports liquid from the Gulf of Mexico to Europe and then the Arctic. A halt to this current’s existing could drastically alter the world’s climate and weather systems. melting ice and ice sheets directly affect sea level rise, which threatens to flood coastal areas around the world and stir low-lying island nations, especially in the Pacific Ocean. Cooler temperatures and melting snow threaten both the indigenous communities of Greenland and their traditional hunting practices, putting a strain on their livelihoods and cultural heritage. Network in Iceland and Greenland is also affected by climate change. Equipment is built for warm weather in Greenland and Iceland. According to the WWA statement, ice melt during a heatwave can cause flooding and damage to roads and other important infrastructure.
