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Al Gore said no such thing.

Al Gore did not âpredictâ ice caps melting by 2013 but misrepresented data
A 2009 comment by former U.S. vice president Al Gore that the North Pole would be ice-free by summer 2013 has gone viral in tandem with COP26 climate talks in Glasgow. The quote has been used to claim he made bogus predictions. While he did say something similar, the claim misrepresents his...
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Video: Antarctic Ice Mass Loss 2002-2023 - NASA Science
Animation showing changes in Antarctic ice mass since 2002 based on satellite data.


How much has Arctic ice declined, and how does that compare to past periods in the Earth's history?
Over the last 40 years, annual Arctic sea ice measurements show ice shrinking by 12.6 percent each decade, a pace of decline that’s unmatched by any point in at least the last 1,500 years.