Arctic summer ice loss inevitable by 2030s, climate study warns.
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Research shows that even if greenhouse gas emissions are sharply reduced, the Arctic will be ice-free in September in coming decades. The study also shows that if emissions decline slowly or continue to rise, the first ice-free summer could be in the 2030s, a decade earlier than previous projections. The loss of Arctic summer sea ice will lead to increased extreme weather across the northern hemisphere. 90% of the melting is the result of human-caused global heating, with natural factors accounting for the rest.
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