Remember when 2013 seemed far away? Al Gore in 2008 warned us that "there is now a 75 percent chance that within five years the entire ice cap will completely disappear during the summer months"

Al Gore's Speech On Renewable Energy : NPR

[July 2008]:  Scientists with access to data from Navy submarines traversing underneath the North polar ice cap have warned that there is now a 75 percent chance that within five years the entire ice cap will completely disappear during the summer months.
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Today I challenge our nation to commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years.