Skip to comments.
Ice chokes Northwest Passage this summer
Canwest News Service ^
| Published: August 7th, 2009 11:58 AM
| Randy Boswell
Posted on 08/07/2009 2:55:58 PM PDT by granite
Despite predictions that the Arctic Ocean's overall ice cover is headed for another meltdown, an unusual combination of factors is making navigation more difficult in the Northwest Passage this year after two straight summers of clear sailing, the Canadian government says. Pockets of more extensive winter freezing and concentrations of thicker, older ice at key "choke points" are complicating ship travel.
(Excerpt) Read more at canada.com ...
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: climatechange; globalwarming
1
posted on
08/07/2009 2:55:58 PM PDT
by
granite
To: granite
Send ice-breakers to save the polar bears!
2
posted on
08/07/2009 2:57:42 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(What is so offensive about liberty that it must be "reformed" out of existence?)
To: granite
Obama’ been in office for 7 months and he’s already halted Global Warming.
To: granite
well. good thing global warming is clogging up everything. hmmmm....didn't remember that global warming actually made ice...but THEY would know. i'm guessing this guy is in the way, too? (snort)
4
posted on
08/07/2009 3:00:20 PM PDT
by
ZinGirl
((optional, printed after your name on post) ha ha ha)
To: BenLurkin
Polar Bears eat baby seals.....the bears have to go.
5
posted on
08/07/2009 3:15:59 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
To: granite; All
6
posted on
08/07/2009 3:19:59 PM PDT
by
backhoe
(All across America, the Lights are going out...)
To: granite
uhhhhhhhh, did I miss something? When was the passage found?
7
posted on
08/07/2009 3:26:22 PM PDT
by
CaptRon
To: CaptRon
The land passage through the northern polar waters has always been there, but has for most of recorded history been frozen almost year round.
8
posted on
08/07/2009 3:40:12 PM PDT
by
tbw2
(Freeper sci-fi - "Humanity's Edge" - on amazon.com)
To: granite
9
posted on
08/07/2009 4:47:23 PM PDT
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
To: Tax-chick; Anoreth
Better warn Anoreth. *\;-)
10
posted on
08/07/2009 8:02:58 PM PDT
by
sionnsar
(IranAzadi|5yst3m 0wn3d-it's N0t Y0ur5:SONY|Neda Agha-Soltan - victim of murdering regime)
Disclaimer:
Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual
posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its
management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the
exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson
