Thread: The North Pole could melt this year
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Old 06-30-2008, 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Foxfyre View Post
Given some time, I can probably come up with at least some reference sources, but this article in the NYT, while not specifically mentioning an 'ice free' Arctic ocean, does mention year round temperatures that would preclude the presence of ice:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/01/sc...nt&oref=slogin
55 million years ago? You must be joking. The seabed there wasn't even at the pole 55 million years ago. Ever heard of plate tectonics?

We are pouring 8 billion tons of CO2 into the atmosphere each year. Half the North Pole has melted in just 50 years. This is no joke.
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