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First Commercial Ship Sails Over The Northwest Passage: ?I Didn?t See One C
2008-11-30 08:09:00 From the Climate Progress blog: Desgagnés Transarctik used the MV Camilla Desgagnés because it is a super ice-class vessel, said Waguih Rayes, the general manager of the company?s Arctic division. Rayes, who was on the vessel during its trip through the Northwest Passage, said the company informed the coast guard, which put an icebreaker on standby. ?They were ...
Will the Opening of the Northwest Passage Transform Global Shipping Anytime
2008-11-10 14:52:00 From Scientific American: It is said that the Inuit have many words for snow, but when it comes to the Northwest Passage only one type of frozen water matters: multiyear ice. It can slice through the hull of a ship like a knife through butter and it persists in the passage's waters
Don?t Think Global Warming Could Change Your Life? Check Out This Top 100
2007-10-15 01:10:00 All of us hear of the rising temperatures, the melting ice, and the possible loss of wildlife due to global warming. These are some pretty big obstacles when it comes to the effects of global warming, yet many of us are still a bit skeptical. I have recently ran across a nice list of 100 things ...
By: The Adventurist
Melting Arctic ice uncovers the legendary Northwest passage
2007-09-21 17:21:00 Explorers have searched for it for centuries and failed. However, it seems that now the Northwest Passage ? a legendary sea route that connects Europe and Asia has been uncovered by one of the most unlikely culprits. No not archeologists, not scientists, not explorers, but global warming. More details
Has Global Warming Opened Up The Famed NorthWest Passage?
2007-09-08 05:38:00 Here is a very interesting post coming to us by way of The Adventure Blog. The famed Northwest Passage–for the longest time it was just a thought. Explorers and Tradesmen alike, sought out a quicker, easier way to get between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Eventually their quest was halted when it was learned that in ...
By: The Adventurist
The Northwest Passage Is Now Open
2007-09-05 04:41:00 Recently, I had commented on how the assessments we are being given about our changing world were constantly being reassessed, upgraded in almost all cases. Here is another report - the Northwest Passage is now a fact. The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region ... |
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