The Arctic may be sea ice-free in summer by the 2030s, new study warns

 

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/06/world/arctic-sea-ice-free-climate-change/

 

 By Rachel Ramirez, CNN
Published 11:00 AM EDT, Tue June 6, 2023 

 The Arctic could be free of sea ice roughly a decade earlier than projected, scientists warn – another clear sign the climate crisis is happening faster than expected as the world continues to pump out planet-heating pollution.

A new study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications found Arctic sea ice could disappear completely during the month of September as early as the 2030s. Even if the world makes significant cuts to planet-heating pollution today, the Arctic could still see summers free of sea ice by the 2050s, scientists reported. 

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