Arctic Ice That Scientists
Thought Would Last
Is Melting Arctic sea ice north of Greenland is
some of the oldest and thickest ice on Earth. Scientists have even called the region
"the last ice area" This year,
ice in the region
has thawed twice. One scientist
described the
unusual melting as "scary." Winds and unusual warm weather
have pushed the ice away
from Greenland's coast, where it
stays stable and piles up to 70 feet high. This trend in the Arctic
has been occurring
since 1995. In fact, between 1995 and 2017,