North Pole Forecast To Be 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal This Week

Temperatures soar in the Artic.

Temperatures in the Arctic are predicted to soar nearly 50 degrees above normal on Thursday in a pre-Christmas heat wave that will bring the frozen tundra scarily close to the melting point.

It’s the second year in a row the North Pole ― now in perpetual darkness after saying goodbye to the sun in late October ― has seen abnormally high temperatures around the Christmas holiday. It’s also the second time this year. In November, temperatures in the region skyrocketed 36 degrees above normal.

Read The Huffington Post story - “North Pole Forecast To Be 50 Degrees Warmer Than Normal This Week.”