World’s leading sea ice expert warns the “Arctic death spiral” will make global warming even worse

Arctic ice is being lost at a rate of 13 percent each year, and the world's leading sea ice expert warns the melt will lead to even more GHG emissions.

The Arctic death spiral, named for this chart designed by Andy Lee Robinson, is a visual representation of the dire warning the Arctic is giving the rest of the globe.

The terrifyingly ominous phrase “Arctic death spiral” refers to a chart that measures the continual melt laying waste to the ice in the Arctic Circle over the last 30 years. Climate scientists have issued repeated warnings that the Arctic death spiral is the Earth’s “canary in a coalmine,” and that greenhouse gas emissions must be curbed in order to fend off certain destruction. As time passes and global temperatures continue to rise, many conservationists are arguing that the point of no return is just ahead....<br><br><a href='https://inhabitat.com/worlds-leading-sea-ice-expert-warns-the-arctic-death-spiral-will-make-global-warming-even-worse/'>READ ARTICLE</a>