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Originally Posted by Tindomul
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Was this also covered in the US news? It was a team of US scientists, after all....
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But it is has become apparent in recent years that the real, observed rate of summer ice melting is now starting to run well ahead of the models.
The long-term average minimum, based on data from 1979 to 2000, is 6.74 million square km. In comparison, 2007 was lower by 2.61 million square km, an area approximately equal to the size of Alaska and Texas combined, or the size of 10 United Kingdoms.
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Yes, Tin, very scary.... They were previously predicting the ice would be gone by 2050 or 2100, now it is appearing it will be much sooner, certainly within the next decade.
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