Melting Ice, Winds of Change. Usha Lee McFarling.
by McFarling, Usha Lee; ProQuest Information and Learning Company.
Series: SIRS Enduring Issues 2004Article 1Science. Publisher: Los Angeles Times, 2003ISSN: 1522-3264;.Subject(s): Canada -- Politics and government | Climatic changes | Franklin John | Global warming | Ice -- Arctic regions | Indians of North America -- Canada | Inuit | Northwest Passage | Nunavut | Shipping | ThawingDDC classification: 050 Summary: "For 500 years, explorers nudged their ships through these Arctic waters, vainly seeking a shortcut to the riches of the East. The Northwest Passage, a deadly maze of sea ice, narrow straits and misshapen islands, still holds the traces of those who failed." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article explains how the melting of the Arctic ice during summer months allows ships to navigate through the Arctic islands in a shortcut to Asia and evaluates the effect this may have on the environment and the Inuit who live there.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due |
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Originally Published: Melting Ice, Winds of Change, Jan. 19, 2003; pp. A1+.
"For 500 years, explorers nudged their ships through these Arctic waters, vainly seeking a shortcut to the riches of the East. The Northwest Passage, a deadly maze of sea ice, narrow straits and misshapen islands, still holds the traces of those who failed." (LOS ANGELES TIMES) This article explains how the melting of the Arctic ice during summer months allows ships to navigate through the Arctic islands in a shortcut to Asia and evaluates the effect this may have on the environment and the Inuit who live there.
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