US EditionFederal report says Arctic just had its warmest year ever, heating twice as fast as global average
The 2025 Arctic Report Card reveals accelerated warming with sea ice down 28% since 2005 and over 200 Alaskan rivers turning orange from thawing permafrost, threatening ecosystems and water.
- The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Arctic Report Card details profound changes in the Arctic region, with surface air temperatures between October 2024 and September 2025 being the warmest recorded since 1900.
- The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average, driven by factors such as the loss of sea ice cover and the melting of permafrost, which is reshaping the region's landscape and ecosystems.
- The report emphasizes the importance of recognizing Indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge and their role as experts in caring for Arctic lands and waters.
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Arctic Report Card documents dramatic changes in the Arctic
By Diana Haecker Twenty years ago, the first Arctic Report Card was released by scientists who observed a rapidly changing Arctic and who keenly felt the need to provide updates of those changes to the public, said Climate Specialist Rick Thoman during a press conference rolling out the findings of the 20th Arctic Report Card in New Orleans, LA. This year’s Arctic Report Card is adding to the data set that chronicles among other things accelera…
Federal report says Arctic just had its warmest year ever, heating twice as fast as global average
A federal report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the Arctic region experienced its warmest year ever, heating twice as fast as the national average. Surface air temperatures from October 2024 to September 2025 were the highest on record since at least 1900, and the last 10 years have been the warmest on…
Report details threats from a warming Arctic: 'These changes cascade directly into people's lives'
A tributary of the Kugororuk River in northwest Alaska runs orange. (Josh Koch/U.S. Geological Survey) The Arctic continues to warm faster than other parts of the planet and is seeing record high temperatures and record low sea ice levels. That’s according to the 2025 Arctic Report Card, which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released today. For the past 20 years, the report has documented changes in snow and sea ice cover as …
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