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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Arctic Largely Ice Free in Summer Within Ten Years?


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Polar bears, such as this one seen in Norway's Svalbard islands in an undated picture, are among animals expected to suffer as Arctic sea ice cover shrinks in the coming years.

An October 2009 report predicts the region will be largely free of sea ice in summer by 2019.

Arctic ice photograph by Paul Nicklen