Independent: The dangers of melting Arctic sea ice have been laid bare after new research suggests that the loss of huge areas of the oceans snow cover have made a significant contribution to global warming in the past 15 years.
As increasing quantities of ice gives way to water during the summer months, the amount of the suns energy being absorbed by the sea has greatly increased, according to the report.
Scientists have calculated the impact of the melting Arctic ice for the first time and believe it...