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Ice-free Arctic summer in 10 years: Explorers [1]

London: A team of British explorers says that within a decade the North Pole will be virtually ice-free during the summer.

The Catlin Arctic Survey trekked an average of about 11 kilometers (six miles) per day and swam in freezing water to take measurements of the ice and snow.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Climate Change [3], Climate Impacts [4], Polar Ice Sheet [5], Arctic [6]

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