Today’s lead article recounts how an Arctic research ship spent two months in the ice. So-called "Arctic amplification” is to blame for the fact that temperatures at the North Pole are rising two to three times faster than in the rest of the world. What they found could be evidence of an ecological collapse. Is it possible that an ice-free future may already have begun for the Arctic? It’s the lead story today’;s edition of The Collapse Chronicle, where subscriptions are free.