Be careful this thread does not get offensive and away from the goals of this forum. Significant and measurable loss of the polar ice cap regions has many concerned, scared, and fearful.
I agree on it being a concern to many, however, the ice had receded much further historically. 2014, reported as the warmest recorded year was only the 6th least ice coverage since 1978. The Northwest passage that recently melted and opened up has caused concern also, yet was open and navigated back in 1906.
The scares may be well founded, yet are not "new".
