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New study blames human beings for half of Arctic ice melt

One reads a lot about Arctic ice melting, but not much about its causes. According to this article from McClatchy, a new study attributes about half the melting to the greenhouse gases and particulates produced by man, half to internal variability. Future climate warming will alter the variability, increasing volatility. GR

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