Scientists say Arctic sea is declining steeply and faster than expected.
Polar sea ice continues steep decline; but will a troubled world notice?
Arctic ice disappearing faster than expected, alarming scientists
They say the North Pole could be ice-free by the year 2008.
North Pole could be ice free in 2008 | New Scientist
There has been no trend in Arctic sea ice since then.
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They say the Arctic could be ice-free by 2027
Arctic Could Witness First Ice-Free Day In 3 Years, Study Reveals
They say it will be ice-free by 2020.
Expert predicts ice-free Arctic by 2020 as UN releases climate report | Barentsobserver
They say it could be ice-free by 2012.
Rate of ice melt shocks warming experts
They say it will be ice-free by 2016.
Arctic expert predicts final collapse of sea ice within four years | Climate crisis | The Guardian
They say it will be ice-free by 2000.
16 May 1972, 21 – The York Dispatch at Newspapers.com
In 1958 the New York Times predicted an ice-free Arctic within a generation.
timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1958/10/19/91415262.html?pageNumber=327
By 1970, they changed their story to a new ice age.
“The United States and the Soviet Union are mounting large-scale investigations to determine why the Arctic climate is becoming more frigid, why parts of the Arctic sea ice have recently become ominously thicker and whether the extent of that ice cover contributes to the onset of ice ages.”
TimesMachine: July 18, 1970 – NYTimes.com
