Explorers: North Pole summers ice free in 10 years

Courtesy Outdoor Recreation News  Wed, 10/14/2009 - 20:33

The North Pole will turn into an open sea during summer within a decade, according to data released Wednesday by a team of explorers who trekked through the Arctic for three months The Catlin Arctic Survey team, led by explorer Pen Hadow, measured the thickness of the ice as it sledged and hiked through the northern part of the Beaufort Sea in the ...


 

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