{"id":15979,"date":"2025-04-24T16:18:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/?p=15979"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T16:20:32","slug":"arctic-warming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/current-affairs\/arctic-warming\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Warming"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Arctic Amplification:<\/strong> The Arctic region is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>European Warming:<\/strong> Europe&#8217;s average temperature has risen by 2.4\u00b0C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the global average of 1.3\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>2024 Records:<\/strong> 2024 was the warmest year on record for both the planet and Europe. Southeastern Europe experienced its longest heatwave, and the number of &#8216;cold stress days&#8217; was the lowest ever.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Albedo Effect:<\/strong> Melting Arctic ice reduces the albedo effect (reflection of sunlight), leading to increased absorption of solar radiation by darker surfaces (water\/land) and accelerated warming.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Regional Differences:<\/strong> Eastern Europe was warmer and sunnier, while Western Europe experienced cloudier and wetter weather in 2024.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Aerosol Reduction:<\/strong> Reduced aerosol emissions in Europe, while improving air quality, contribute to faster warming as aerosols scatter sunlight, reducing heat absorption.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Contributing Factors:<\/strong> Other factors driving Europe&#8217;s faster warming include changes in atmospheric circulation causing more heatwaves, higher sea-surface temperatures, urban heat island effect, and glacier melting.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Global Impacts:<\/strong> Arctic Amplification disrupts jet streams, increases extreme weather events globally, and accelerates sea level rise.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Vulnerable regions:<\/strong> Europe has the largest inhabited landmass in the polar region.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arctic Amplification: The Arctic region is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average. 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