Irvine511
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Seeing as the original BBC prediction was made 6 years ago, I'm not really all that shocked that it wasn't correct. The daily mail article does have an odd kind of gotcha-journalism "ha! look who got it wrong!" style rather than just reporting it straight, though.
the Daily Mail:
The rebound from 2012’s record low comes six years after the BBC reported that global warming would leave the Arctic ice-free in summer by 2013.
and here's the actual article the DM is trying to "refute":
Scientists in the US have presented one of the most dramatic forecasts yet for the disappearance of Arctic sea ice.
Their latest modeling studies indicate northern polar waters could be ice-free in summers within just 5-6 years.
so the distortion is entirely on the part of the DM.
plus the application of Drudge rules for headline (in the requisite colossal font, and written directly to imply some sort of dissent within what is a clear, established consensus when there is none):
And now it's global COOLING! Record return of Arctic ice cap as it grows by 60% in a year