The arctic is often described as a vast expanse of eternal ice but in some parts of the region thats no longer the case. This is alice mir island in the canadian arctic. This strip of coastline was once covered with ice but the nearby glaciers are melting so we can see more and more of the land that lies beneath them. Some researchers predict starting in 2050 the arctic will be ice free in summer so what will happen to the region is all that ice melts. This will be almost a week to rise and she look. The arctic helps to determine the climate for a much wider area including parts of the us due to Climate Change due to the ice free feeding. The wall maps the retreat with the arctic in the center. That will cause massive changes here and in other parts of the world. I think. The biggest challenge facing the whole world in the future. A challenge or an opportunity during the summer after the ice has melted but you take blooms along the coastline animal bones indicate that wildlife is retur