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Article: Ice-free Arctic ocean?(research)
- Article from:
- The Science Teacher
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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The current warming trends in the Arctic may shove the Arctic system into a seasonally ice-free state not seen for more than one million years, according to a new report. The melting is accelerating, and researchers were unable to identify any natural processes that might slow the deicing of the Arctic.
Such substantial additional melting of Arctic glaciers and ice sheets would raise the sea level worldwide, flooding the coastal areas where many of the world's people live. Melting sea ice has already resulted in dramatic impacts for the indigenous people and animals in the Arctic, which includes parts of Alaska, Canada, Russia, Siberia, Scandinavia, and ...