Inter Press Service: The melt of Arctic sea ice has reached its lowest point this year, shrinking 18 percent from last year`s near-record low. Summer ice this year is half what it was 30 years ago and is now affecting weather patterns. The massive declines in ice in recent summers have shocked scientists and Arctic experts. Some predict that in just a few years we will witness an event that hasn`t happened in millions of years: the complete loss of summer ice. "We are now in uncharted territory," said Mark Serreze,...
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