September heat record for Murmansk
The hotter-than-normal summer in Russia’s northwest corner is continued into September with temperatures never seen before on record for the month.
The weather monitoring service for Murmansk could Wednesday report about all time high measurements for September with +21°C. The last record was from 1938.
Record-breaking summer heat has made headlines across the Arctic in recent months, from Svalbard, mainland Norway and Finland to the North Slope in Alaska.
Murmansk is not the only Russian northern region to experience dramatical warmings. Roshydromet’s climate report for 2023 says the average annual temperature in Russia has increased 2,5 times faster than global average since the mid-1970s. The most rapid changes are seen inside the Arctic Circle, on Kola, in northern Arkhangelsk and in Siberia.
A study by the Chinese Academy of Science reveals that heat up north, particularly in the Barents Sea and Kara Sea during boreal autumn, are not only increasing in frequency but are also impacting climate far beyond the Arctic.
The Barents Observer has previously reported about Shanghai’s fear that Arctic climate changes can impact sea-level and weather patterns in the along the Chinese coast.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Makivvik launches climate adaptation strategy for Nunavik, Eye on the Arctic
Finland: Finland sees “exceptionally warm” July as global temperatures hit record highs, Yle News
Greenland: Alarming, above-average ice loss in Greenland due to rising temperatures, Eye on the Arctic
Norway: Satellite images reveal worrying scale of Svalbard glaciers loss, The Independent Barents Observer
Sweden: NASA funding Swedish glacier research to understand climate change on Mars, CBC News
United States: Alaska’s North Slope sees record-breaking heat, among state’s other climate oddities, Alaska Public Media
