Notable & Quotable: Experts on May’s record heat and the Arctic’s future
Climate scientists with the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) confirm that May 2025 was the second-warmest May on record—surpassed only by May 2024—the Arctic region, which is warming at a rate four times the average, extreme warmth is accelerating ice melt, destabilizing weather systems and disrupting ecosystems. Here are six impactful insights about this alarming report.
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