Arctic Ice-Free By 2030

“Arctic sea ice, a critical component of Earth’s climate system, is on the brink of witnessing its first-ever ice-free day before 2030. As highlighted in a study leveraging advanced CMIP6 climate models, this pivotal transition is not a distant possibility but a looming reality. The researchers’ focus on daily projections has uncovered that internal climate variability, rather than emissions scenarios alone, could drive this dramatic event. Rapid ice loss events during late summer are key triggers with profound implications for ecosystems, weather patterns, and climate feedback systems, underscoring the urgent need for global climate action. “