Arctic ice cap's 2,000-year expansion halted by warming, study finds

A recent scientific study has found that a centuries-long expansion of the Barnes Ice Cap in the Arctic, which began nearly 2,000 years ago due to cooler summer conditions, has been halted and reversed by rising global temperatures.

According to the research, greenhouse gas emissions are directly responsible for the significant ice retreat observed since the 1960s, ending the long-term natural growth cycle of the ice cap.