3. The Arctic is getting really hot. Alaska saw its hottest year ever, with temperatures an average of 6
degrees F above normal . Arctic sea ice cover took a nosedive to a new low this fall, as temperatures at the North Pole reached an insane seasonal high nearly 50 degrees above average. Reminder: There is no sun in the Arctic in December.
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