Study: Arctic sea ice may be gone in 30 years Associated Press

Published: Friday April 3, 2009





Print This Email This Arctic sea ice is melting so fast most of it could be gone in 30 years.



A new analysis of changing conditions in the region, using complex computer models of weather and climate, says conditions that had been forecast by the end of the century could occur much sooner.



A change in the amount of ice is important because the white surface reflects sunlight back into space. When ice is replaced by dark ocean water that sunlight can be absorbed, warming the water and increasing the warming of the planet.



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