How long will the North Pole ice cap last?

Tuesday October 16th 2007
Filed Under Climatology, Current Events, Environment 

Pen Hadow of Vanco Artic Survey hopes to answer that question with the most detailed survey ever of the Arctic ice thickness at the North Pole.  Starting next February 2008, a team of scientists and explorers will undertake a 120 -day, 3,200 mile journey to cross the ice cap.  The team will start in Point Barrow, Alaska and reach the polar cap by June, 2008.  Along the way, over 10 million readings will be taken to determine snow and ice thickness.  Currently, estimates on the melting of the ice cap range from 16 to 100 years.  The readings, taken by radar, will help determine a more accurate assessment of the remaining life of the permanent ice cap of the North Pole. 

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Proposed route from Point Barrow to the North Pole



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    2 Responses to “How long will the North Pole ice cap last?”

    1. jijunz on February 15th, 2008 7:26 pm

      i want to know the rate of melt of the north pole ice cap.thank you!

    2. Sachin Kumar Saklani on June 27th, 2008 10:42 pm

      This is very same thing for all human kind. Now nature is closing every thing slowly before a big disaster. We Should be Stop this kind of things. We Should be control the global warming other wise we should see more this kind of things in future .

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