Where Global Warming is Most Apparent

OK, the term “global warming” refers to the whole world heating up. But, the world isn’t just heating up at the same rate all over. Some parts are heating up at a greater rate than others.

The Arctic is being hit the hardest - it’s heating up at up to 3 times the rate of other parts of the world! The Arctic has increased in temperature by 2.7 degrees fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) over the last 30 years.

Interestingly, according to this heat chart of 2005, some parts of Africa are heating up at a similar rate to the Arctic. Note that this chart is showing the rate of the change in temperature - not the actual temperature.

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2 Responses to “Where Global Warming is Most Apparent”

  1. Andreas Says:
    June 28th, 2010 at 4:59 am

    please change Antarctica to Arctic - it´s the opposite pole, which gets the most warming. Antarctica stays quite cool…

  2. Ian Says:
    June 28th, 2010 at 5:44 pm

    Thanks for your comment. I’ve changed it now. I think I must have been standing on my head when I wrote that!

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