Arctic Report Card

The annual updates are released during a press conference at the December American Geophysical Union meeting.

This annual report which measures the changes in climate can be used to predict the driving shifts in animal habitats and the local arctic ecosystem.

The Arctic report card is categorised into three sections: Vital signs, other indicators and frostbites The eight areas under ‘Vital signs‘, which are annually updated: • Surface Air Temperature • Precipitation • Terrestrial Snow Cover • Greenland Ice Sheet • Sea Ice • Sea Surface Temperature • Arctic Ocean Primary Productivity • Tundra Greenness Frostbites reports on new and emerging issues, and topics that relate to long-term scientific observations in the Arctic.

[4] The Arctic Report Card for 2024 contains 12 essays prepared by an international team of 97 researchers from 11 different countries.

The Arctic Report Card for 2023 contains 12 essays prepared by an international team of 82 researchers from 13 different countries.

In 2016, continuation of long term warming trends and sea ice loss are triggering extensive Arctic Changes.

Key highlights are featured on the Home Page, which includes a YouTube video that summarizes the Report Card.

Key highlights are featured on the Home Page, which includes a YouTube video that summarizes the Report Card.

The map shows the difference between the amount of sunlight Greenland reflected in the summer of 2011 versus the average percent it reflected between 2000 and 2006. Virtually the entire ice sheet shows some change, with some areas reflecting close to 20 percent less light than a decade ago. The map is based on observations from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites.