The Arctic Ocean may have its first ice-free day before 2030, or sooner than previously expected, as rapid melting shows an increasing rate of loss in the polar region, a new scientific study concludes.
The north pole has lost half of its late summer sea ice cover since the early 1980s, and the latest findings bring forward the possible date for an ice-free Arctic.
The study by an international research team using satellite-based sea ice concentration measures and advanced climate models generated a number of projections that put the date within the next three to six years.
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