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NEWS ABOUT: Northwest Passage

Northwest Passage stories: 4 news summaries

10 Places Already Feeling Global Warming's Heat

Hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast has taken the brunt of climate change so far

Dec 25, 08 2:54 PM CST
(Newser) - While some consider global warming a cautionary tale of things to come, its effects are already being felt all over the world, reports Scientific American. The worst-hit:
  • Darfur: The deserts have been crippled by a decades-long drought, and can no longer support farmers or their grazing herds.
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Darfur • politics • global warming • hurricane • Northwest Passage • Gulf Coast • Uganda • Alps • Great Barrier Reef

 Arctic Ice at 2nd-Smallest Level 

Melting amid cool conditions raises red flags

Sep 17, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Arctic sea ice shrunk to its second-lowest size this summer, up 10% from last year's record, reports Reuters. The melting may not appear as noteworthy as that of 2007, said one research scientist, but the season's conditions prove otherwise. Last year's mix of warm air and favorable winds shifted the... More »

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climate change • Arctic • Northwest Passage • ice melt • Arctic sea ice • Arctic Ocean

 Both Arctic Passages
 Navigable for First Time

Using Northeast, Northwest shortcuts will be boon to shipping firms

Aug 28, 08 3:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - In what scientists say is an historic moment, both Northeast and Northwest Passages are navigable as of this week, and shipping firms are salivating over the  possibilities, Der Spiegel reports. With an increasing number of largely ice-free days every summer, the radical shortcuts offered by the once-treacherous routes will eventually... More »

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business • Arctic • shipping • Northwest Passage • western Antarctic ice sheet • Arctic sea ice • Northeast Passage

Sailors Find Iceless NW Passage

As ice thaws, yachts glide through Northwest Passage

Sep 13, 07 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - It's smooth sailing in the Arctic nowadays. Even in recent years, the ice was apt to claim adventurers who dared navigate the Northwest Passage. This year the passage has no ice. And with global warming claiming some 38,000 square miles of ice a year, the Journal reports, the Arctic... More »

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climate change • Arctic • boat • Arctic race • polar ice caps • Northwest Passage • ice melt

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