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Not really. That's a well known headline taken out of context. A model predicted ice free summers by 2013, and the article includes two scientists discussing th
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Not really. That's a well known headline taken out of context. A model predicted ice free summers by 2013, and the article includes two scientists discussing that they think the model overcooks the prediction, but both thinking it will come far sooner than previously believed. e.g. the first
"In the end, it will just melt away quite suddenly. It might not be as early as 2013 but it will be soon, much earlier than 2040."
and from the second
"A few years ago, even I was thinking 2050, 2070, out beyond the year 2100, because that's what our models were telling us. But as we've seen, the models aren't fast enough right now; we are losing ice at a much more rapid rate.
"My thinking on this is that 2030 is not an unreasonable date to be thinking of."
The Daily Express are a credible source for nothing since their purchase by Desmond.