By Paul Homewood
From the “Polar Ice Caps Are Melting Department”
Global warming was supposed to open up Arctic region shipping routes, making the Northwest Passage easier and less risky to traverse. Per a new study, the opposite has happened.
As we reported earlier this year, while a declining trend in Arctic sea ice was observed from the 1990s to 2007, there has been no trend reduction in Arctic sea ice since then. A 17-year pause.
It has long been a “common belief” that shipping through Canada’s Northwest Passage would become “more viable” with a warming Arctic and a consequent reduction in sea ice impediments.
Observations trump beliefs, however.
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March 13, 2025 at 03:34AM
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