claim: Scientists project that the Arctic will be ice-free in the summer of 2013.
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: REFUTES REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic sea ice decline:242
evidences.article: Arctic sea ice decline
evidences.evidence: "US Navy predicts summer ice free Arctic by 2016".
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic sea ice decline:245
evidences.article: Arctic sea ice decline
evidences.evidence: Given the estimated trend and the volume estimate for October–November of 2007 at less than 9,000 km3, one can project that at this rate it would take only 9 more years or until 2016 ± 3 years to reach a nearly ice-free Arctic Ocean in summer.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic sea ice decline:44
evidences.article: Arctic sea ice decline
evidences.evidence: The Third U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA), released May 6, 2014, reports that the Arctic Ocean is expected to be ice free in summer before mid-century.
evidences.votes: REFUTES SUPPORTS REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Arctic sea ice decline:45
evidences.article: Arctic sea ice decline
evidences.evidence: Models that best match historical trends project a nearly ice-free Arctic in the summer by the 2030s.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES REFUTES