Showing posts with label Ice-free Arctic Northwest Passage Canada 2030. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ice-free Arctic Northwest Passage Canada 2030. Show all posts

Wednesday, 5 September 2007

Ice-free Arctic in 23 years?

An area double the size of Britain has disappeared in the last week,raising fears by some scientists that by 2030,the Arctic will be totally ice-free.

The Northwest Passage off northern Canada is fully navigable, possibly in future years for shipping to pass.