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The Arctic is warming even faster than scientists realized

The region is warming nearly four times as fast as the rest of Earth

Buildings with mountains in the background in Nuuk, Greenland

Arctic regions, such as Greenland’s capital city of Nuuk, have seen temperatures warm four times as fast as the rest of the planet, on average.

Hada Ajosenpää/Finnish Meteorological Institute

By Carolyn Gramling

- More than 2 years ago

The Arctic is heating up at a breakneck speed compared with the rest of Earth.