Shock News : North Pole Has Been Ice Free For The Past Five Years

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Tony Heller

North Pole could be ice free in 2008

You know when climate change is biting hard when instead of a vast expanse of snow the North Pole is a vast expanse of water. This year, for the first time, Arctic scientists are preparing for that possibility.

“The set-up for this summer is disturbing,” says Mark Serreze, of the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). A number of factors have this year led to most of the Arctic ice being thin and vulnerable as it enters its summer melting season.

North Pole could be ice free in 2008 – environment – 25 April 2008 – New Scientist

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2 Responses to Shock News : North Pole Has Been Ice Free For The Past Five Years

  1. gator69 says:
    October 31, 2013 at 11:32 am

    It’s Santa’s fault, for giving out so much coal. Ah karma.

    Reply
  2. Ben says:
    October 31, 2013 at 6:36 pm

    Steven,

    Below is my proposed trademark for ClimateScience™:

    ClimateScience™ : Never have so many paid so much to so few to be wrong so often…

    …with apologies to Winston Churchill

    Reply

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