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Estimates put Arctic ice melting by 2050
2013-09-18 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Times: The Arctics summer sea ice is set to nearly vanish in less than 40 years, according to the final draft of a sweeping UN climate change report that sharply revises past estimates of how fast the icy north is melting. A nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in September before mid-century is likely, says the draft seen by the Financial Times of the first large-scale study in six years by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The retreating ice is encouraging for Arctic nations such as Russia,...
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