claim: Arctic sea ice has shrunk by an area equal to Western Australia, and summer or multi-year sea ice might be all gone within a decade.
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic Ocean:164
evidences.article: Arctic Ocean
evidences.evidence: Research shows that the Arctic may become ice-free in the summer for the first time in human history by 2040.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic Ocean:7
evidences.article: Arctic Ocean
evidences.evidence: The summer shrinking of the ice has been quoted at 50%.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic sea ice decline:18
evidences.article: Arctic sea ice decline
evidences.evidence: Sometime during the 21st century, sea ice may effectively cease to exist during the summer.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic sea ice decline:277
evidences.article: Arctic sea ice decline
evidences.evidence: "Some of the models suggest that there is a 75 percent chance that the entire north polar ice cap during some of the summer months will be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years," Gore said.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic:22
evidences.article: Arctic
evidences.evidence: About half of the analyzed models show near-complete to complete sea ice loss in September by the year 2100.
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS REFUTES