Rapidly shrinking Arctic ice could spell trouble for the rest of the world

KR Washington Bureau | 01/10/2006 | Rapidly shrinking Arctic ice could spell trouble for the rest of the world:
"If present trends continue, as seems likely, the sea surrounding the North Pole will be completely free of ice in the summertime within the lifetime of a child born today. The loss could point the way to radical changes in the Earth's climate and weather systems."