Arctic expert predicts I will win $1000 this year

OK, he didn’t say that directly:

The polar cap in the Arctic may well disappear this summer due to the global warming, Dr. Olav Orheim, head of the Norwegian International Polar Year Secretariat, said on Friday.

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I originally wasn’t going to post on this, but a number of people, including Earthbeat’s Mike Tidwell (on whose show I will be appearing today) have sent it to me.

I am skeptical the Arctic will be ice-free this year, but I’m open to any other takers for my bet that it’ll happen by the end of 2020.

Should be a no-brainer for you global coolers out there.

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