Nearly all of the Arctic’s sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, a group of international scientists has warned.
Sea ice – frozen seawater that floats on the ocean’s surface – in the region has diminished to near-historic lows following decades of shrinking and thinning in one of the fastest-warming areas on the planet. The warming has been driven by ever-increasing greenhouse gas emissions: the result of humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels. The day when the majority of the ice disappears is greatly concerning to researchers, who aren’t yet sure what repercussions it might have.
