Recent decreases in Arctic summer ice cover and linkages to atmospheric circulation anomalies. (nsidc.org)
Climate models suggest that this trend signifies a transition towards an Arctic Ocean with greatly diminished or absent summer ice cover by mid-century or earlier. (searcharcticscience.org)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has forecasted summer ice cover in the polar ocean might disappear almost completely as early as 2050. (sciencedaily.com)