The Arctic just hit an unfortunate climate milestone

The Arctic circle is a place you’d associate with icy stillness and solitude. But times are changing fast—so fast, it feels like the Arctic is trying to tell us something urgent. The past nine years were the warmest ever recorded there. This year, we observed record-breaking rains and an explosion of plant life. Scientists are treating these shifts like a wake-up call. Change in the Arctic isn’t just local; it’s global. Get the full, uncomfortable story from Grist.