Not exact matches
I feel that the deep low pressure and the strong transport of
warm air into the Central Arctic is part of a trend that we have been experiencing
over the
past couple of
decades.
There's been global
warming over the
past couple of
decades, as observed in ocean
warming, surface
warming,
warming of the troposphere, and Earth's energy balance (i.e. comparing the amount of energy the Earth takes up vs. the amount of energy the Earth releases):
And as Figure 2 demonstrates, there has been absolutely no pause
over the
past couple of
decades in the
warming found in the upper 700 meters of the ocean.
However, we know that HADCRUT has poor coverage
over the Arctic, where significant
warming is happening
over the
past couple of
decades.
The radar readings from both teams show that the grounding line for some areas of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has retreated by as much as 20 miles (37 kilometers)
over the
past couple of
decades, apparently due to the interaction with
warmer seas.