The Arctic could go ice-free in less than a decade
The Arctic could go ice-free in less than a decade
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Arctic waters (pictured, near Greenland) could lose all of their summer-end sea ice as early as 2030. Credit: Getty
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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-01857-6
Kim, Y.-H., Min, S.-K., Gillett, N. P., Notz, D. & Malinina, E. Nature Commun. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38511-8 (2023).
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