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Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightnin
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Considering that, typically, a thunderstorm requires an atmospheric temperature of 55F (13C) or above to form (amongst other conditions that need to be met), and considering that the average temperature of the Arctic, pre-2020, was a winter temperature of -28.5F (-34C), whilst the average Arctic summer temperature was 36F - 52F (2 - 11C), this clearly shows an average rise in the temperature over there of about 35.6F (2C) post-2020 (the Arctic being in its summer cycle as from the 21st June).
The 12-month period of October 2019 – September 2020 (the Arctic's calendar year) was the second-warmest year on record for surface air temperatures over land in the Arctic, and it has already been predicted that the same period from 2020 - 2021 will see even higher temperatures as the Arctic is warming up faster than any other singular place on Earth.
This is something to be concerned about.
With the onset of higher temperatures, the rapid melting of ice sheets (which is already being observed) will only be accelerated over the next few years, leading to a rise in sea levels (not good), a possible rise in Ocean Acidification (really not good. This occurs as huge amounts of trapped CO2 is released from within the ice sheets and gets absorbed by the oceans, raising their Ph levels and turning them more acidic, as well as releasing some CO2 into the atmosphere and adding further to existing global warming issues), and causing a shift in the polar vortexes (really, really not good. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are the world’s 'chillers'. Since they are covered in white snow and ice, that reflect heat back into space, they balance out other parts of the world that absorb heat. Less ice means less reflected heat, meaning more intense heatwaves worldwide. But it also means more extreme winters. As the polar jet stream (or polar vortex - a high-pressure wind that circles the Arctic region) is destabilised by warmer air, it can dip south, bringing bitter cold weather with it.
The polar ice caps are melting as global warming results in climate change. We are losing Arctic ice at a rate of almost 13% every 10 years, and over the past 30 years, the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic has actually declined by 95%.
It has been estimated that if emissions continue to rise unchecked, the Arctic could be ice-free by the summer of 2040 - which isn't really that far away.........
The 12-month period of October 2019 – September 2020 (the Arctic's calendar year) was the second-warmest year on record for surface air temperatures over land in the Arctic, and it has already been predicted that the same period from 2020 - 2021 will see even higher temperatures as the Arctic is warming up faster than any other singular place on Earth.
This is something to be concerned about.
With the onset of higher temperatures, the rapid melting of ice sheets (which is already being observed) will only be accelerated over the next few years, leading to a rise in sea levels (not good), a possible rise in Ocean Acidification (really not good. This occurs as huge amounts of trapped CO2 is released from within the ice sheets and gets absorbed by the oceans, raising their Ph levels and turning them more acidic, as well as releasing some CO2 into the atmosphere and adding further to existing global warming issues), and causing a shift in the polar vortexes (really, really not good. Both the Arctic and Antarctic are the world’s 'chillers'. Since they are covered in white snow and ice, that reflect heat back into space, they balance out other parts of the world that absorb heat. Less ice means less reflected heat, meaning more intense heatwaves worldwide. But it also means more extreme winters. As the polar jet stream (or polar vortex - a high-pressure wind that circles the Arctic region) is destabilised by warmer air, it can dip south, bringing bitter cold weather with it.
The polar ice caps are melting as global warming results in climate change. We are losing Arctic ice at a rate of almost 13% every 10 years, and over the past 30 years, the oldest and thickest ice in the Arctic has actually declined by 95%.
It has been estimated that if emissions continue to rise unchecked, the Arctic could be ice-free by the summer of 2040 - which isn't really that far away.........
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There isn't a bright side to this, but I guess it's a good time to be old. I can pass-on while the planet is still halfway liveable.
I speculate that all the UFO activity is just observation of us as we are hoisted by our own petard.
I speculate that all the UFO activity is just observation of us as we are hoisted by our own petard.
