The Arctic will be sea ice free in less than 10 years

2023-06-07 23:12:47Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The Arctic will be sea ice free in less than 10 years
The Arctic will be sea ice free in less than 10 years

The Arctic could be sea nearly a decade earlier than predicted, scientists warn. Another clear sign that the climate crisis is happening faster than expected.

A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found that Arctic sea ice could disappear completely as early as the 2030s.

The researchers analyzed changes from 1979 to 2019, comparing different satellite data and climate models to assess how Arctic sea ice was changing.

The researchers found that the decline in sea ice was largely the result of human-caused pollution and global warming, and previous models had underestimated trends in Arctic sea ice melt.

"We were surprised to find that one summer in the future we will have an ice-free Arctic, despite our efforts to reduce emissions," says Seung-Ki Min, lead author of the study.


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