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António Guterres, this morning (Dec 13): "Whether you like it or not, fossil fuel phase out is inevitable".

14 Years Ago Today Al Gore Predicted The North Pole Would Be "Completely Ice Free Within The Next Five Years"

On December 13 and 14, 2009 soothsayer Al Gore predicted the North Polar Ice Cap could be completely ice free within the next five to seven years.

Gore made his prediction at COP15 Copenhagen where he repeatedly referenced "state-of-the-art" computer modeling to suggest that the north polar ice cap may lose all of its ice by 2014.

"Some of the models suggest that there is a 75 percent 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," Gore claimed.

"Join me in asking president Obama and the US Senate to set a deadline of 22 April for final action in the US Senate. I do not believe we can wait till next November or December."