A ceremony recognizing this “toppled totem” is due to take place, with the participation of Arctic Youth, Indigenous people and sea ice experts. In recognition of this “terminal diagnosis” for multi-year Arctic sea ice, the “totem” representing this portion of global cryosphere – Earth’s snow and ice regions – will be toppling on its side at the COP27 Cryosphere Pavilion.
This is one of many sobering conclusions of the 2022 State of the Cryosphere Report, released on November 7 at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change - has concluded that total Arctic summer sea ice loss is now inevitable, likely before 2050.
The IPCC has concluded that total Arctic summer sea ice loss is now inevitable, likely before 2050.
