The Arctic could be ice-free within a decade

The melting of ice in the Arctic region has accelerated dramatically. And according to a study by Boulder University in Colorado, it could become complete and irreversible within the next ten years. The primary cause of this phenomenon is linked to greenhouse gas emissions and the climate crisis, but scientists say even a drastic reduction in CO2 levels may not be enough to avert the predicted disaster. Moreover, the Arctic crisis and the disappearance of its ice are phenomena that have been discussed for years. Suffice it to say that since 1979, 70% of the ice cap has disappeared and that since 2013, a complete summer melt has become increasingly likely. The only way to prevent this fate could have been a drastic reduction in carbon dioxide emissions which, in recent years, has been promised several times but never actually put into practice.

The study is based on the findings of 21 oceanographic research centers from all over the world, which contribute to calculating a climate model called Cmip6Among the 31 signatories of the paper is also an Italian, oceanographer Dorotea Iovino. The study indicates that, with current emissions, Arctic ice will disappear by 2050An event that appears inevitable even if we were actually able to stay below 2 degrees of warming compared to pre-industrial levels. The drastic reduction in emissions therefore remains of "vital importance", clarify the study's curators, according to whom if global warming does not stop increasing, after an ice-free summer, a winter too mild would arrive, with its new formation, with catastrophic consequences across the planet.

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