When will the arctic completely melt?

Answer 1

Soon!

• In the 1980s average minimum Arctic sea ice was 7.4 million square kilometers.
• In the 1990s it was 6.8 million.
• In the 2000s it was 5.7 million.
• In 2012 it was 3.41 million, the lowest ever.

Scientists used to say the Arctic would be ice free by 2050. Now they think certainly by 2030, and perhaps even by about 2016.

The speed of events is why scientists are so worried. The only known way to stop this melt is to cut greenhouse emissions triggering these changes, and there are few signs of that occurring.

''This is absolutely the critical decade for action,'' said Australian climate expert Tim Flannery.

Answer 2

Svalbard's glaciers are estimated to be roughly in balance. Some are surging so they are difficult to gauge. There is a very large amount of ice on Svalbard, so even if they were clearly melting, it would take a very long time to become ice free.

Answer 3

they will disappear if global warming continues. the ultraviolet rays from the sun will heat up the earth and when the earth will become hot enough, the ice of Antarctica will melt and cause huge floods and will cover the continents.

Answer 4

Predicting when the Arctic may completely melt is challenging, as it depends on various factors such as global temperature rise, ice thickness, and climate patterns. However, if current warming trends continue, some projections suggest the Arctic could be ice-free in the summer months by the end of the century.

Answer 5

No one knows exactly when, but slowly Global Warming will melt all of it.

Answer 6

The complete melting of the ice is very improbable.

Answer 7

If all the ice in on the North Pole melted, many countries such as the UK would be completely flooded.