Our results allow us to overcome this perception," co-author Julienne Stroeve, an expert in sea ice satellite measurements at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, said in a release from the Max Planck Institute. That's three square metres of Arctic sea ice gone, by the team's calculations. If the average Canadian household has about three people, according to the formula, it it would take them about 8.5 years to destroy 1,579 square metres of Arctic sea ice — roughly the size of an NHL rink. (Getty Images/Vetta)Establishing that hard link between CO2 and sea ice has important consequences. It would be catastrophic for plants and animals that live on sea ice, as well as for the people who depend on them.

Source: CBC News November 04, 2016 16:41 UTC