Arctic may be ice-free within 30 years

Updated November 9 2012 - 9:54pm, first published July 12 2011 - 3:12am
Iceberg is seen off Ammassalik Island in Eastern Greenland. A new assessment of the Arctic shows the ice in the region is melting faster than previously thought.
Iceberg is seen off Ammassalik Island in Eastern Greenland. A new assessment of the Arctic shows the ice in the region is melting faster than previously thought.

Sea ice in the Arctic is melting at a record pace this year, suggesting warming at the North Pole is speeding up and a largely ice-free Arctic can be expected in summer months within 30 years.

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