# Arctic warming faster than ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 23, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552 "2020-06-23T21:37:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552/1 "2020-06-23T21:37:29Z")
It just hit 100 in Siberia > **[Why the Arctic Is Warming So Fast, and Why That’s So Alarming](https://www.wired.com/story/why-the-arctic-is-warming-so-fast/)** > > When permafrost thaws, sea ice disappears, and wildfires rage in the north, the consequences extend to the rest of the world. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552/2 "2020-06-24T13:39:31Z")
Yeah, I heard about that a day or two ago, yet it seems to be getting no play on major media outlets. Folks, this is climate change. It’s getting serious. Not that I think we can reverse it at this point but humanity seems bent on doing jack to mitigate the problem. The icecaps are melting, there are wildfires in Siberia as bad as any in Australia or California (but not as publicized because they affect few to no people), the seas are rising… I don’t think we’re going to, collectively, do anything real about this until people start dying _en masse._ ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552/3 "2020-06-24T13:54:55Z")
Alaska is having a lot of problems because most towns are only accessed by air or snowmobile. And with less snow for less time it makes it harder to get to the towns. Using air to ship good is more expensive. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552/4 "2020-06-24T14:27:17Z")
Shipping by air has been the go-to for pretty much all villages not accessible by road, which means nearly all of them that are not along the Southeast coast. Bush pilots abound in Alaska, and the largest seaplane base in the world is in Anchorage (Lake Hood/Lake Spenard). Transport by something like a snowmobile is entirely impractical. They’re mainly used for hunting or sport in winter, or for travel between nearby villages. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552/5 "2020-06-24T14:36:26Z")
OK I guess I read some bad information. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2020, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arctic-warming-faster-than-ever/912552/6 "2020-06-24T15:02:39Z")
Perhaps. There has always been a lot of misinformation out there about Alaska. Coastal villages along the Bering Sea can be accessed via barge during the summer, which is how very large items such as cars can be brought in. It’s how the company I worked for transported their rock crusher and large equipment for airstrip maintenance. The inland radar sites had that stuff delivered via AF transport aircraft. But everything else, from people to food and small equipment went in by planes like the Cessna [208 Caravan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna_208_Caravan), which is a real workhorse in Alaska.