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In the past few decades , sea ice has diminished dramatically, with the total area of ice cover down about 50% from the 1980s .
Precipitation patterns now bring more rain and less snow to the Arctic .
By 2040 , warming could thaw about 10%40% of high-latitude permafrost, a process that emits greenhouse gases.
Minimum sea ice extents in the Arctic now lie well outside the ranges that modelers would expect when using data from the past 30 years .
By mid-century , many Arctic summers will be virtually free of sea ice.
Even drastic cuts to emissions today won’t prevent changes in Arctic by 2040 .
By 2100 , the Arctic will be about 30%60% wetter, its landscape dominated by the effects of rain.
Summer sea ice will be long gone, and winter sea ice may decline in quantity and thickness.
Some models indicate that 23C ( 41.4F ) of change is possible—and one study suggests parts of the globe could reach an Eocene -like climate by 2130 .
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