Temperatures in the Arctic are rising much faster than elsewhere in the world. Researchers now say it may be the result of a dramatic shift in global climate patterns. If they are right, ice at the North Pole may soon be a thing of the past. Full Story »
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The article takes note of new studies indicating air flows in the arctic are accelerating ice shrinkage beyond what atmospheric global warming models alone would suggest. A tipping point may have been crossed.
“If the current flows stay the way they are, then we will see the disappearance of Arctic sea ice 40 years earlier than we would as a result of greenhouse-gas emissions alone,” Overland told SPIEGEL
