Ice-free North Pole !!

A leading ice scientist from USA has said that there are 50-50 chances this year to witness an ice-free North Pole.

The scientist said that the chances for a total meltdown at the pole are higher than ever because the layer of ice coating the sea is thinner than ever.

Pictures taken from a NASA satellite showed that the circle of ice surrounding the North Pole is "considerably getting thinner" than what scientists have seen during the five years !!

Scientists said , for the last couple of decades there has been a steady melt of Arctic sea ice — which covers only the ocean and which thins during summer and refreezes in winter. In recent years, it has gradually become thinner because more of it has been melting as the Earth's temperature rises.

Hope the situation doesn't get worse and make the polar ice a history..