Arctic heatwave shatters Greenland, Iceland records; could hit monsoons

The findings matched with data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service showing May this year to be the second-warmest globally on record

New Delhi : A record-shattering heatwave that sent Greenland’s ice sheet melting at 17 times the normal rate was made 3°C hotter by the climate crisis, scientists said in an analysis on Wednesday, amid new data that also showed the past month to be second-warmest May on record.

The climate-driven heat corresponded with melting of the Greenland ice sheet that was approximately 17 times higher than average for the period. (AFP file.)

The World Weather Attribution analysis concluded that the seven-day period of extreme heat in Iceland was about 3°C hotter due to climate change. Similar events could become a further 2°C more intense