Senior scientist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute.
Focusing on permafrost thermal dynamics and climate change in the Arctic and European mountain areas. Long-term permafrost monitoring
Ketil Isaksen
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Spring 2026 also goes down in history as the warmest ever recorded in Norway 🚨
Mainland Norway: 2.1°C above normal, breaking the 2024 record (2025 is now 3rd).
Read the official news release from MET Norway here (in Norwegian): 🔗 www.met.no/nyhetsarkiv/...
#Arctic #ArcticWarming #ClimateChange
Look at how the top 10 warmest springs (all dominated by the last two decades) compare to the historical records from previous normal periods 🧵👇
The warmest springs from previous normal periods don't making the top 10 anymore.
#Svalbard #ClimateChange
Svalbard just shattered its spring temperature record 🚨
Average spring temperature (Mar-May) at Svalbard Airport ended at an unprecedented -2.9 °C - beating the previous 2016 record by 1.0 °C.
The new Top 3 warmest springs since 1899:
1. 2026: -2.9°C
2. 2016: -3.9°C
3. 2006: -4.0°C
Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️
This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈
None of us alive will experience climate better than what we have now. How much worse it gets is up to us.
📣Out now! We are pleased to release the European State of the Climate 2025 report, published jointly by #CopernicusClimate @ecmwf.int & @wmo-global.bsky.social. Explore climate conditions, key events of 2025 in Europe, long-term climate indicators, climate policy and action for biodiversity, more! ⬇️
Svalbard just endured an extraordinary heat spike, leading to record-early snowmelt and soil thaw #Svalbard, #Arctic, #ClimateChange
