crucial: Most of the decrease in sea ice will happen before 2020, leaving the Arctic Ocean clear for marine transportCalling for a 'solid deal' in Copenhagen, Dr Sommerkorn added: 'Such a loss of Arctic sea ice cover has recently been assessed to set in motion powerful climate feedbacks, which will have an impact far beyond the Arctic itself - self-perpetuating cycles, amplifying and accelerating the consequences of global warming.
'This could lead to flooding affecting one quarter of the world's population, substantial increases in greenhouse gas emission from massive carbon pools and extreme global weather changes.
'Remove the sea ice and we are left with a much warmer and very different world.'
Hadow, the first person to trek solo and unsupported from Canada to the Geographic North Pole, said his 73-day expedition had added weight to a growing consensus that Arctic summer ice sheets would be all but gone in 10 years.
'This could lead to flooding affecting one quarter of the world's population, substantial increases in greenhouse gas emission from massive carbon pools and extreme global weather changes.
'Remove the sea ice and we are left with a much warmer and very different world.'
Hadow, the first person to trek solo and unsupported from Canada to the Geographic North Pole, said his 73-day expedition had added weight to a growing consensus that Arctic summer ice sheets would be all but gone in 10 years.
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