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Above-Normal Arctic Temperatures 'Pretty Worrying,' Climate Scientist Says

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Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Calved icebergs from the nearby Twin Glaciers are seen floating on the water on July 30, 2013 in Qaqortoq, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Temperatures in the Arctic were more than 45 degrees above normal this month. The temperature at the North Pole has been reaching at least 30 degrees, when it's normally well below zero.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with Robert Graham, a climate scientist at the Norwegian Polar Institute (@NorskPolar), about the impact of this warm winter in the Arctic.

This segment aired on February 27, 2018.

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