Scientists warn that there may be no ice at North Pole this summer

[Odin2005]

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/exclusive-no-ice-at-the-north-pole-855406.html

OMG, we are SOOOO screwed...

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It seems unthinkable, but for the first time in human history, ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole this year.

The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the most dramatic – and worrying – examples of the impact of global warming on the planet. Scientists say the ice at 90 degrees north may well have melted away by the summer.

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Seasoned polar scientists believe the chances of a totally ice-free North Pole this summer are greater than 50:50 because the normally thick ice formed over many years at the Pole has been blown away and replaced by huge swathes of thinner ice formed over a single year.

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"The issue is that, for the first time that I am aware of, the North Pole is covered with extensive first-year ice – ice that formed last autumn and winter. I'd say it's even-odds whether the North Pole melts out," said Dr Serreze.

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[darius15]

1. !

shit...

can't say i'm surprised

[Muttocracy]

2. and the less ice, the more heat the ocean absorbs instead of reflecting :( nt

[aquart]

3. Gonna be a lotta bikini Santa cartoons.

[Odin2005]

4. Even worse, a lot of kids pissed off because we sunk his home...

:yoiks: