Scientists alert: All the ice in the Arctic will melt by 2027, strict action will have to be taken to save it
The ice accumulated in the Arctic Ocean is melting very fast. In a new study, scientists have warned that all the ice in the Arctic may melt by 2027. Researchers have said that if strict action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, then within 20 years we will see a lot of environmental damage.
A study has predicted that in the coming five to six years, ice will start disappearing from the Arctic Ocean. According to a study published in Nature Communications, all the ice in the Arctic Ocean may melt by 2027.
As per researchers, if strict action is not taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, then within 20 years we will see a lot of environmental damage. The study by climate scientists used advanced simulations to predict the likely timeline of this event, highlighting the rapidly accelerating impacts of climate change on the region.
The research analyzed data using 11 climate models and 366 simulations. These models showed that even under low emissions scenarios, the Arctic would likely face an ice-free day within the 2030s. In the most extreme simulations, this could happen as early as three to six years. Dr. Celine Huysze, a climate science researcher at the University of Gothenburg and lead author of the study, in a statement, stressed the importance of understanding the events that could trigger such unprecedented melting.
Sea ice in the Arctic is very crucial in maintaining global temperature balances, regulating marine ecosystems, and driving ocean currents that transport heat and nutrients. When this ice melts, it exposes deeper water, which absorbs more heat, further accelerating the planet's warming in a self-reinforcing feedback known as the albedo effect. The report says the Arctic already is warming four times faster than the global average, and researchers link it directly to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions.
Blaming developed countries for their contribution to the climate crisis, especially on Thursday during a landmark hearing at the International Court of Justice, India said the same countries tapped into the world carbon budget and never honored promises around climate finance. Not only that, but the developed countries are also demanding now that developing ones should have limited utilization of resources. Of importance, ICJ is investigating what countries have a legal obligation to deal with the problem of climate change and what would be the consequences for failure to do so.
