Moscow: Climate change on the planet may make the Arctic Ocean ice-free by 2050, a top Russian expert has said. "In 30-40 years, the Arctic may have no ice in the summertime, including the North Pole," Director of the Russian Meteorological Centre Alexander Frolov said. Quoting data from an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, Frolov said level of shrinking of ice cap in 2010 could exceed the 2007...
The ice had retreated to a record level last September too. ...
Indian adventurer Ajeet Bajaj unfurled the tricolour at the South Pole as the nation celebrated 58th Republic Day. ...