Polar Climate Change: Impacts and Feedbacks

This lecture discusses the impact of climate change on polar regions, focusing on the changes in mean and variance of climate variables, extreme events, compound events, and polar amplification. It also covers the Paris Agreement, polar tipping points, and the implications of Arctic warming on sea level rise, shipping routes, and resources. The lecture explores the mechanisms behind Arctic amplification, the role of greenhouse gases, and the importance of the North Atlantic Oscillation index in understanding Greenland's ice sheet mass balance.