The Arctic is likely to become “ice-free” by midcentury—and could pass that grim milestone much sooner—unless much more is done to combat climate change

The Arctic is likely to become “ice-free” by midcentury—and could pass that grim milestone much sooner unless much more is done to combat climate change

Well, good luck with that.

  • troed@fedia.io
    317·
    22 days ago

    I was in the audience at Web 2.0 Summit in 2008 when Al Gore said on stage that according to scientists this would happen “within five years”.

    • floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
      18·
      22 days ago

      I guess the models and estimates changed. Science is like that: it responds to new discoveries. It’s only a minor difference in the time scale though: whether it’s 2013 or 2030, we’re in serious trouble now.

      • troed@fedia.io
        14·
        22 days ago

        It’s the difference between scientific consensus and doomists.

        Scientific consensus isn’t that the north pole sea will be ice free in the summer in the next few years.