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...go into the new ice breakers being built by foreign powers that one day could challenge our rights in newly-opened Arctic sea lanes. America is down to one functioning ice breaker as it is, with our only heavy ice breaker in repairs and itself...
...everything we can to abide by the standards and regulations that we have set and to make sure that the environment in the Arctic seas are protected by their activities," he said.Shell has invested more than $4 billion in Arctic offshore drilling...
...reported Monday that the extent of Arctic sea ice shrank to 1.58 million square...fiddling with it.Scientists say Arctic sea ice helps moderate temperatures further...linked some of the factors behind Arctic sea ice loss to higher probabilities...
...global warming. But he and others say the polar regions are where the globe first sees the signs of climate change."Arctic sea ice is one of the most sensitive of nature's thermometers," said Jason Box, an Ohio State University polar researcher...
...hit a record 7.51 million square miles in September. That happened just days after reports of the biggest loss of Arctic sea ice on record.Climate change skeptics have seized on the Antarctic ice to argue that the globe isn't warming and...
...a vast territorial claim to almost one-half of the Arctic sea-bed in its submission to a 21-member United Nations...Sea to the Bering Strait in the Russian Far East. As Arctic sea lanes have become navigable during the summer months...
...ships ? container ships, bulk carriers, and tankers - travel the "great circle route" along the Aleutians. And as Arctic sea ice melts, traffic is increasing across the Arctic Ocean. This past summer, 46 ships transited the Northern Sea Route...
...state-of-the-art icebreakers? They don't exist. America is doing next to nothing to improve its ability to keep Arctic sea lanes clear and safe for our merchant and military vessels by keeping our current ships operational and designing and...
WASHINGTON - Arctic sea ice melted this summer to the second lowest level since record-keeping began more than 50 years ago, scientists reported Thursday...
...about climate change. To summarize their points: climate change is a fantastic opportunity for Alaska.With receding Arctic sea ice and the increasing navigability of the Arctic Ocean, conditions on Coastal Arctic Alaska and the Outer Continental...