A Greenland The Danish Meteorological Agency (DMI) reported on Wednesday (22) that the average temperature in recent days was 20 degrees Celsius and up to 30 degrees Celsius.
Nuuk, a capital da Greenland, Monday (20) recorded 13ºC – The average temperature at this time of year was -5.3ºC.
The thermometer is positive in many parts of the Great Arctic. Temperatures in the northern Qaanaq reached 8.3 ° C – an average of -20.1 C.
“One of the reasons we see high temperatures is because of the weather phenomenon called ‘phone’, which is a very common hot wind on the island,” says Carolyn Drost Jensen, a meteorologist at DMI.
However, Jensen pointed out that this phenomenon is not uncommon “occurring over such a wide area over a long period of time simultaneously” – although this event is not unprecedented.
In addition, the temperature recorded this year did not exceed the highest temperature ever recorded or the highest in December in the last 30 years.
Last summer, a tropical wave caused an episode of “massive” melting of ice in the Arctic Ocean, causing an ice loss of 8,000 tons per day (twice the summer average).
In August, it rained at its highest peak Greenland (3,216 m), Something never seen before (Watch the video below).
Video: Greenland’s highest point record rainfall for the first time
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