Temperatures in the Arctic are rising two times higher than the rest of the planet and are already affecting other parts of the world, according to an international assessment. The latest studies on the north were examined by 90 scientists and peer reviewed by 28 researchers to produce the Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic assessment.

‘A lot of cause for concern’

“We’re finding that the changes are happening much quicker than what our models had been projecting,” says David Barber, an expert on Arctic systems science at the University of Manitoba and one of the report’s authors. Read and listen to more...