The good news: The Arctic may not be a frozen wasteland year-round in the near future.
The bad news: That’s because Arctic ice will start melting every summer, if trends continue. This year has seen the greatest melting of Arctic ice in history. In fact, every year from 2006-2012 has had below-average ice presence through the summer months.
Soon enough, ice will melt entirely from the Arctic in late August and early September. Then it’ll disappear earlier and earlier every year.
See the story at Grist.
