The amount of ice in the Arctic has shrunk again, leading scientists to speculate that the North Pole could be completely ice-free in summer by the middle of this century.
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Measurements taken earlier this month show the annual sea ice minimum was 5.1 million km2, the sixth-lowest Arctic sea ice minimum on record. The Arctic has lost around 40% of its sea ice cover in the last three decades, but the last seven years have seen the seven lowest amounts of ice recorded. This has led a number of leading scientists to suggest the Arctic will lose all its summer ice at some stage, with current trends suggesting this will happen by 2050, if not before.
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