As of June 2016, the Arctic sea ice has decreased down to 11 million square kilometers. This is lower than the last 30 years’s average (Photo Credit Christopher Michel CC via flickr)

The steady increase in global temperatures has been particularly disastrous for the polar ice caps. Experts warn that if this trend continues, there will be no late summer ice in the Arctic region by the 2030’s. The most effective solution, of course, is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions before it’s too late. But since that is not happening, scientists are frantically trying to come up with alternative ways to try to reverse the situation.