The Northwest Passage is open for business and shipping companies are ready to take advantage of it. Shipping between the destinations along the Atlantic Ocean and ports in the Pacific Ocean has …
Australian Scientists Make 3-D Map of Antarctic Sea Ice
Australian scientists made a 3-D map of Antarctic sea ice. Through the use of an icebreaker Aurora Australis, helicopters, and a robotic underwater vehicle, the researchers were able to record the …
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Arctic Sea Ice Retreat – 2012 Was a Record Year
The ice in the Arctic Ocean had retreated to its lowest point on September 16. Winter has set in and the ice should start reforming on the sea. The problem is that the ice is melting faster in the …
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Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Lowest Recorded Level
Arctic sea ice shrank to its lowest recorded level in the more than thirty years of satellite images. This visualization from NASA shows the extent of the sea ice on 26 August 2012. The yellow line …
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Watching Ice Melt is Exciting
A massive summer storm settled over the Arctic and melted a lot of the ice just with the wind and the pressures caused by the storm. Not all the ice is gone, but it's noticeable in the satellite …
How Much Clean Water is Available for Human Use?
We know that the world is covered in water. Continents are like large islands in the planet's much more expansive oceans. 75% of the Earth is covered in water. Yet access to clean, fresh drinking …
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