By Michael Muir – Yahoo!news
2024 was the hottest year on record, and new research has shown the devastating impact of those heat waves on the Arctic.
What’s happening?
As New Scientist reported, researchers found that in just six weeks, the archipelago of Svalbard lost 1% of its ice cover, equivalent to 62 gigatons. That alone was enough to raise global sea levels by 0.16 millimeters, an utterly unsustainable rate.