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E-M:/ Arctic may see ice melt before summer's end
- Subject: E-M:/ Arctic may see ice melt before summer's end
- From: Kay Cumbow <kcumbow@greatlakes.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:39:27 -0400
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Thanks to Mike Ferner. -Kay C.
Exclusive - No Ice at the North Pole
Polar scientists reveal dramatic new evidence of climate change
By Steve Connor, Science Editor
Friday, 27 June 2008
Snip: The disappearance of the Arctic sea ice, making it possible to
reach the Pole sailing in a boat through open water, would be one of the
most dramatic ? and worrying ? examples of the impact of global warming
on the planet. Scientists say the ice at 90 degrees north may well have
melted away by the summer.
Snip: If it happens, it raises the prospect of the Arctic nations being
able to exploit the valuable oil and mineral deposits below these a bed
which have until now been impossible to extract because of the thick sea
ice above.
Snip: "The issue is that, for the first time that I am aware of, the
North Pole is covered with extensive first-year ice ? ice that formed
last autumn and winter. I'd say it's even-odds whether the North Pole
melts out," said Dr Serreze.