We can expect to see an ice-free Arctic Ocean within 50 years,
according to researchers at the University of California's Center for
Climate Science, who say they've improved and narrowed past projections
of when the Arctic might be free of sea ice.
Projections have varied from as early as 2026 to as distant as 2132. Now, according to research published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the Arctic could be "functionally ice-free" by September 2044 — and no later than 2067 — assuming no changes to global carbon emissions.
September is when the Arctic sea ice pack is at its thinnest.
That's when the effect of summer's heat shows up in the ice pack.
We'll see an ice-free Arctic this century, latest research says | CBC News
Projections have varied from as early as 2026 to as distant as 2132. Now, according to research published in the journal Nature Climate Change, the Arctic could be "functionally ice-free" by September 2044 — and no later than 2067 — assuming no changes to global carbon emissions.
September is when the Arctic sea ice pack is at its thinnest.
That's when the effect of summer's heat shows up in the ice pack.
We'll see an ice-free Arctic this century, latest research says | CBC News
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