The Arctic ice will disappear in the next 10 years?

Scientists at the University of London (UK) argue that Arctic sea ice is melting faster than previously predicted by environmentalists.

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Dr. Seymour Laxon and his colleagues at the University of London's Polar Observatory and Model Center conducted a study on the melting speed of ice in the Arctic through data sent from observation satellite CryoSat- 2 of the European Space Agency (ESA).

The Arctic ice is melting faster than previously predicted

After analyzing the data, the scientists found that 900 km ^{3 of} ice in the Arctic disappeared last year. This speed is 50% faster than the previous prediction of environmentalists that by 2030 the Arctic will not have ice in the summer. The thickness of the Arctic ice sheets also decreased. The cause is determined by global warming and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions.

'Initial data analysis results show that ice melting speed in the Arctic in the summer may be much faster than our previous predictions , ' said Dr. Seymour Laxon, head of research. know on Daily Mail.

If reality is as expected, the whole Arctic region will no longer have ice in the summer within 10 years. This could lead to a boom in the region's search for oil and huge fishing grounds.

Submarines are also taken to Arctic waters to analyze ice sheets. The analysis showed that the process of changing ice in the North Pole from 2004 to the present. Research data show that the amount of ice in the center of the Arctic is 1,700 km ³ in the winter of 2004, but only 14,000 km ³ last winter, according to data from CryoSat-2.