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100			_aMcFarling, Usha Lee,
245		0	_aMelting Ice, Winds of Change. _cUsha Lee McFarling.
260			_bLos Angeles Times, _c2003.
440			_aSIRS Enduring Issues 2004. _nArticle 1, _pScience, _x1522-3264;
500			_aArticles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2004.
500			_aOriginally Published: Melting Ice, Winds of Change, Jan. 19, 2003; pp. A1+.
520			_a"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.
599			_aRecords created from non-MARC resource.
651			_aCanada _xPolitics and government
650			_aClimatic changes
600			_aFranklin _dJohn
650			_aGlobal warming
650			_aIce _zArctic regions
650			_aIndians of North America _zCanada
650			_aInuit
651			_aNorthwest Passage
651			_aNunavut
650			_aShipping
650			_aThawing
710			_aProQuest Information and Learning Company _tSIRS Enduring Issues 2004, _pScience. _x1522-3264;
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