Polar bears,seals, zooplankton, fish and Botswanans did just fine prior to temperature plummeting 500 years ago. There is no point in being nostalgic over ice that is the product of the coldest point in modern man's history.By the way, Arctic sea ice is fast disappearing. Last month, sea-ice extent hit a record low in the 38-year satellite record.
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As the Arctic Ocean’s spring sea-ice cover shrinks, microscopic zooplankton are declining that serious ramifications for the region’s food chain, from fish to seals to polar bears.