Arctic Ice Melting at Near-Record June Rate as Summer Approaches
At a Glance Most of Greenland hit temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average last week.The previous record for Greenland ice melt was set in 2012.Melting sea ice is an omen of the future effects of climate change. This summer is heating up to be a record-breaking period for Arctic ice melt, as global warming continues its assault on one of Earth's strongest indicators of climate change. "Human-produced climate change is proceeding in the Arctic with vivid spikes of warmth...