In August 2018, for the first time in recorded history, the sea ice north of Greenland began to break up. Warm winds and a warm ocean current opened large leads (channels of open water) where there should have been solid ice. It was a visual shock—the fortress had a breach. While we didn't get the "mass starvation" event of 2019, 2018 provided the brutal math of a warming Arctic.
The State of the Arctic in 2018: Cracks, Heat, and a Warning from the Top of the World arctic.2018
December 15, 2018
Here is a look back at the defining moments of the Arctic in 2018. If you remember one statistic from 2018, make it this: The Arctic experienced its second-warmest year on record (second only to 2016). In August 2018, for the first time in