Arctic Ice Retreat

National Center for Atmospheric Research, U.Washington, McGill U.
Lead author: Marika Holland
Where published: Geophysical Research Letters

The recent retreat of Arctic sea ice is likely to accelerate so rapidly that the Arctic Ocean could become nearly devoid of ice during summertime as early as 2040 ... We have already witnessed major losses in sea ice, but our research suggests that the decrease over the next few decades could be far more dramatic than anything that has happened so far.
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