Wednesday, 29 August, 2012
Lack of sea ice in Arctic Ocean dark sign of times
Last weekend, satellite data showed that the amount of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to a record low. But that’s not all. Scientists suggest this is only the beginning and that by 2050, there might no sea ice at all in the region during the summer. Have the nightmares of climate change experts come true? Or is the phenomenon simply part of a natural cycle? We’re joined this morning by professor Martin Beniston, head of the Climatic Change and Climate Impacts Research Group at the University of Geneva:
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