The Arctic region is warming four times faster than the rest of the world, and yet, there is a lack of research and protective action in the Arctic specifically. The Arctic should be a region that extrapolates Arctic-specific research results to the rest of the warming world so that future extreme weather events can potentially be mitigated.
For example, Iceland, considered a part of this Arctic region, has no dedicated climate effort. The following is a recent timeline of collapse events in Iceland:
December 2024 – Whaling licenses renewed, making Iceland one of three nations in the world (with Norway and Japan) to allow whaling.
May 2025 – Heatwave caused the Brúarjökull glacier to thin by a full meter in just a few days.
July 2025 – Climate Minister of Iceland (an economist) stops the ban on oil.
December 2025 – Hottest Christmas on record for Iceland, 19.8 C.
December 2025 – Some plant species sprout due to spring-like conditions.
January 2026 – Icelandic wildfires due to dry conditions and fireworks.
February 2026 – Infamous Reynisfjara black beach slips into the ocean due to rising seas and erosion from an unusually warm winter.