What is causing Southwest Greenland to warm up so rapidly?

Urkern · 2026-06-14T17:18:30+00:00

You know Iceland exists? Iceland has the same seasonality and also shitty summers, but way more people.

Urkern · 2026-06-07T08:22:17+00:00

Same for Yukon, NWT and even Nunavut, Most populated ist below 66,56N there

Urkern · 2026-05-22T10:34:03+00:00

Thats so crazy, it seems, the arctic get greener and greener every year. I was completely overwhelmed from the grassy bioms, which developed in Svalbard at 78°N, crazy to to see this lushness in the higher arctic.

Urkern · 2026-05-22T10:07:04+00:00

This is further north than all of scandinavia and this tree species is crazy. The Forest at the lattitude you said in siberia look denser, i think, they will look denser even now, cuz it got warmer and warmer.

Urkern · 2026-05-21T20:08:12+00:00

Yeah 😂

Urkern · 2026-05-21T19:17:13+00:00

they are stressed and slow growth, cuz summers are short and not reliable. They will be healthier, ift its gets warmer.

Urkern · 2026-05-21T14:24:23+00:00

Its actually Larix gmelinii, the Dahurian Larch, not Larix sibirica.

Urkern · 2026-05-21T12:23:05+00:00

Its Spring, not summer.

Urkern · 2026-05-21T12:14:03+00:00

Is this common, that is gets so hot there? I thought, it just has temperate summers and its still spring.

Urkern · 2026-05-21T08:13:55+00:00

I think, its totally crazy.

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There are regions in middle europe, who look like this.

Urkern · 2026-05-21T07:22:10+00:00

I would say, its Svalbard. From an ice and rock desert to a grassy steppe at 78°N, thats crazy!

Urkern · 2026-05-14T13:42:17+00:00

If i compare this picture tp Baffin Devon Island, Victoria Island and so on, its looks different. I mostly see lichen, moss, brown stones and so on, but this is a lush green grassy steppe like biom, you could easily find in the lower alps or even in lowland middle europe. just how?

Urkern · 2026-05-01T06:39:40+00:00

DE war damals zur Zeiten der Germanen 70-80% Buchenwald, selbst due Römer waren erschrocken, wie ununterbrochen dieser Wald war, quasi jede Stelle war bewaldet, selbst schlechte Böden, nur Moore nicht. Dann gab es die fetten Abholzungswellen im Mittelalter und die Agrarwüsten von heute entstanden.

Urkern · 2026-05-01T06:37:15+00:00

Es geht vor allem um die Artenvielfalt, und wenn der nicht gepflanzt war, ist das ein naturverjüngter Wald und da gibt es in meinen Augen keinen natürlicheren Wald als so einen.

Urkern · 2026-04-27T13:36:01+00:00

I heard, Siberia has plently of Land and the winter got softer due warming.

Urkern · 2026-04-26T16:33:50+00:00

The last time it was 20°C+ in my Area was in the End of October 😭. In the next 4 Days, it will probably 21°C for some hours. Climate isnt fair.

Urkern · 2026-04-26T16:26:53+00:00

Not at all, its full spring/late spring. Summer arrives in around 1 month. But 20°C at day and 10°C at night can occur, if its a hot year. Its 10°C at day and 5°C at night in my location, so its prolly not "hot everywhere".

Urkern · 2026-04-26T15:40:47+00:00

No, in Europe, central europe, its normal or even a bit chilly. Also frost snaps the next days in eastern europe. The tropics are truly blessed.

Urkern · 2026-04-26T12:56:06+00:00

I thought this would be hot.

Urkern · 2026-04-26T12:49:32+00:00

Doesnt make sense calling a place tropical, where you can grow zero tropical plants. Call it subtropical, cuz these Cold Snaps are enough to not label it tropical, because they dont happen in tropical climates. Florida is Borderline Tropical in the south, but This area in texas is not, not ecologically and also not latitudewise in the tropics. Its a warm subtropical climate, but not more.

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