Svalbard winter warming is reaching melting point

The Arctic is at the forefront of global climate change and is encountering unprecedented winter warming. In February 2025, exceptionally high air temperatures and rainfall over Svalbard triggered widespread snowmelt and pooling of meltwater. Increasingly frequent winter thaw events are reshaping Arctic landscapes, signaling a dramatic shift towards a new Arctic. The Arctic winters are changing fast. In February 2025, Svalbard endured rain, thawing tundra, and pooling meltwater. The Comment by Bradley and coauthors describes how winter warming is reshaping polar ecosystems—and why this resembles the new Arctic.

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Nature Communications
Published
2025-07-21
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-60926-8
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3
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Climate change and permafrost
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Abstract

The Arctic is at the forefront of global climate change and is encountering unprecedented winter warming. In February 2025, exceptionally high air temperatures and rainfall over Svalbard triggered widespread snowmelt and pooling of meltwater. Increasingly frequent winter thaw events are reshaping Arctic landscapes, signaling a dramatic shift towards a new Arctic. The Arctic winters are changing fast. In February 2025, Svalbard endured rain, thawing tundra, and pooling meltwater. The Comment by Bradley and coauthors describes how winter warming is reshaping polar ecosystems—and why this resembles the new Arctic.

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR), Natural History Museum (GB), Université de Toulon (FR), Ca' Foscari University of Venice (IT), Queen Mary University of London (GB), Aix-Marseille Université (FR), Istituto di Biologia e Biotecnologia Agraria (IT), Life Science Institute (JP), Istituto di Scienze Marine del Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (IT), Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (FR), Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (US), University of Naples Federico II (IT)
Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Queen Mary University of London, European Commission, Agence Nationale de la Recherche, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Norsk Polarinstitutt, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, Natural Environment Research Council
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