confirmed<\/a>.<\/p>\nWhile Europe and North America faced a January cold snap, Nuuk registered an average monthly temperature of 0.1\u00b0C (32\u00b0F)\u20147.8\u202f\u00b0C above the three-decade January average. This marks 1.4\u00b0C higher than the previous record set in 1917. On the warmest day of the month, temperatures in Nuuk soared to 11.3\u00b0C.<\/p>\n
The heat extended across more than 2,000\u202fkilometres (1,243\u202fmiles) of Greenland\u2019s west coast. In Ilulissat, located in Disko Bay, the January average reached \u20131.6\u00b0C, exceeding the 1929 record by 1.3\u00b0C and rising 11\u00b0C above the long-term average for the month.<\/p>\n
\u201cWarmer air occasionally sweeps over Greenland, bringing milder temperatures for a day or two, but such an extended heat record across such a large area is a clear indication that something is changing,\u201d said DMI climate researcher Martin Olesen.<\/p>\n
Olesen added, \u201cWe know and can clearly see that global warming is well underway, which, as expected, leads to more records at the warm end of the temperature scale and gradually fewer records at the low end.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Arctic is particularly vulnerable to climate change, warming approximately four times faster than the global average since 1979, according to a 2022 study published in Nature. Scientists warn that continued monitoring is essential, as Greenland\u2019s winter temperatures may set additional historic highs in the coming months.<\/p>\n
By Vafa Guliyeva<\/p>\n
Caliber.Az<\/p>\n
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