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Melting Ice Heats Up The Arctic

No matter what one thinks should be done about global warming, the fact is, it’s happening. And its effects are not all bad. In the Arctic, it is turning an impassible region into an emerging epicenter of industry and trade, according to Scott Borgerson, Managing Director of CargoMetrics and Co-Founder of the nonprofit organization Arctic Circle. […]

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In 1979, The Arctic In September Had More Than 7,000,000 Sq Km Of Ice. This September, When The Melting Season Ends In A Few Days’ Time, It Is Likely to Have Less Than 3,500,000 Sq Km.

To see the ice disappear this quickly is unprecedented. The 2012 melt has comprehensively broken all previous records. We are now heading into uncharted territory because the Arctic helps to cool the climate and regulate our weather patterns. Read Here – The Independent

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