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David Burn / September 12, 2007

It’s Meltdown Time

The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at record lows, scientists have announced.

Experts say they are “stunned” by the loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as the UK disappearing in the last week alone.

So much ice has melted this summer that the Northwest passage across the top of Canada is fully navigable, and observers say the Northeast passage along Russia’s Arctic coast could open later this month.

If the increased rate of melting continues, the summertime Arctic could be totally free of ice by 2030.

[via Guardian Unlimited]

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David Burn

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  1. Garmachi says

    September 17, 2007 at 11:20 am

    I honestly don’t know what’s more shocking. That so many huge changes are taking place on our planet, or that so many people are refusing to acknowledge that they are happening at all.

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  2. Garmachi says

    September 17, 2007 at 11:20 am

    I honestly don’t know what’s more shocking. That so many huge changes are taking place on our planet, or that so many people are refusing to acknowledge that they are happening at all.

    Reply
  3. Shawn says

    September 18, 2007 at 4:25 pm

    http://tinyurl.com/yvjx38

    🙂

    None-the-less, environmental caution and respect should be the norm.

    shawn

    Reply
  4. Shawn says

    September 18, 2007 at 4:25 pm

    http://tinyurl.com/yvjx38

    🙂

    None-the-less, environmental caution and respect should be the norm.

    shawn

    Reply

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