'Climate change continues to push the envelope on what is possible all over the globe,' said one meteorologist.
that"we've become somewhat numb to these 'never before seen' extremes in temperature and weather as climate change continues to push the envelope on what is possible all over the globe."
"In and around the Arctic this is especially true, where temperatures have been rising around twice as fast as the rest of the planet," he added. Warmer air is wetter air, as higher temperatures mean the atmosphere can store more water vapor. Miller said this explains why more intense rainstorms and flooding are increasing along with global temperatures.
"Each degree Fahrenheit of warming can hold about 4% more water vapor," he said,"and much of Alaska was 40 degrees Fahrenheit or more above average temperatures for late December."Fairbanks has been inundated with 4.75" of liquid-equivalent precipitation for the month—more than 10 times the historical average.
The paper projected that Arctic winters will experience more rain than snow beginning sometime in the 2060s.
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