Summers in the Arctic could be ice-FREE in just 10 years thanks to climate ... trends now

Summers in the Arctic could be ice-FREE in just 10 years thanks to climate ... trends now
Summers in the Arctic could be ice-FREE in just 10 years thanks to climate ... trends now

Summers in the Arctic could be ice-FREE in just 10 years thanks to climate ... trends now

Summers in the Arctic could be ice-FREE in just 10 years thanks to climate change, study warns Sea ice could be wiped from the Arctic a decade sooner than previously thought Scientists urge northern hemisphere nations to prepare for extreme weather Even if greenhouse gas emissions plummet, the future of sea ice is bleak 

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Summer sea ice could be wiped from the Arctic in as little as 10 years - a decade sooner than previously predicted.

Bleak research warns that we're 'too late' to save polar ice amid the grave impacts of human-induced climate change.

Scientists warn that slashing greenhouse gas emissions still won't be enough, with all scenarios pointing to no ice before 2050.

Extreme weather could be on the horizon as a result, with the team, led by Pohang University of Science and Technology, Pohang, South Korea, urging that countries in the northern hemisphere should prepare for the worst.

'Unfortunately it has become too late to save Arctic summer sea ice,' Professor Dirk Notz, of the University of Hamburg, told The Guardian.

Sea ice could be wiped from the Arctic sooner than previously thought, researchers warn

Sea ice could be wiped from the Arctic sooner than previously thought, researchers warn

'As scientists, we've been warning about the loss of Arctic summer sea ice for decades. This is now the first major component of the Earth system that we are going to lose because of global warming. People didn't listen to our warnings.' 

Arctic sea ice plays an essential role in the world's ecosystems, with its melt contributing to surging global sea levels.

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