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There is a 75% chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during some...

Al Gore: There is a 75% chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during some of the summer mont... Published Dec 14, 2009. Status: False. Gore made this pre...

  • Actor: Al Gore
  • Topic: Climate
  • Status: False
  • Published: Dec 14, 2009
  • Deadline: Dec 14, 2016
There is a 75% chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during some of the summer months, could be completely ice-free within the next five to seven years.

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Gore made this prediction in Dec 2009 (Copenhagen), well before the Dec 2016 deadline, so it is resolvable. T...

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