{"id":2644,"date":"2025-02-02T18:10:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T16:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/facts-about-the-arctic-in-february-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-02-02T22:53:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T20:53:29","slug":"facts-about-the-arctic-in-february-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2025\/02\/02\/facts-about-the-arctic-in-february-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts About the Arctic in February 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This isn\u2019t exactly \u201cshock news\u201d, since we (slightly hesitantly!) predicted this<\/a> 5 days ago.<\/p>\n

A GFS 2 meter temperature chart revealing greater than zero degrees Celsius at the North Pole later today:<\/p>\n

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The 2 meter temperature anomaly at the Pole is almost off the charts:<\/p>\n

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Plus the cause of these unusual numbers, a cyclone with central pressure of 959 hPa spinning north of Ellesmere Island at 18:00 UTC this evening:<\/p>\n

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All of which has led to the JAXA\/Vishop Arctic sea ice extent being the lowest for the date since 1979 at least by a significant margin:<\/p>\n

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There will be much more to say on this shocking news in due course, but for the moment\u2026<\/p>\n

To be continued\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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