The stretch of Arctic ice between Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago is known as the Last Ice Area , thought by scientists to have the best chance of surviving the climate crisis – but new research suggests it could be more vulnerable
Ice arches supporting the Arctic s Last Ice Area could COLLAPSE due to warming trends causing them to melt at twice the rate of the entire region
The Last Ice Area is a band of ice across Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago that is the oldest and thickest sea ice in the Arctic Ocean
The region is held together by ice arches in the north and south areas
Satellite data shows these ice arches are melting and shifting
The duration of arch formation has decreased over the past 20 years
Data also shows that the arches are melting twice as fast than any other ice