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Photo: Unlocked by melting ice-caps, the great polar oil rush has begun Unlocked by melting ice-caps, the great polar oil rush has begun
The Guardian, UK - Mon Sep 5, 2011
It's the melting of the Arctic ice, as the climate warms, that makes it possible - and you can understand why they're all piling in. More»

Photo: Arctic ice melt opens Northwest Passage Arctic ice melt opens Northwest Passage
Associated Press - Sun Sep 16, 2007
PARIS - Arctic ice has shrunk to the lowest level on record, new satellite images show, raising the possibility that the Northwest Passage that eluded famous explorers will become an open shipping lane. More»

Photo: Arctic sea ice 'lowest in recorded history' Arctic sea ice 'lowest in recorded history'
AFP - Thu Aug 9, 2007
WASHINGTON - Sea ice in the northern hemisphere has plunged to the lowest levels ever measured, US polar specialists said, adding they expect the record low to be "annihilated" by summer's end. More»

Call it the global warming sweepstakes
Christian Science Monitor - Mon Jul 30, 2007
As milder temperatures make exploration of the Arctic sea floor possible for the first time, Russia's biggest-ever research expedition to the region is steaming toward the immense scientific prestige of being the first to explore the seabed of the world's crown. More»

Photo: Riches await as Earth's icy north melts Riches await as Earth's icy north melts
Associated Press - Fri Mar 30, 2007
HAMMERFEST, Norway - Barren and uninhabited, Hans Island is very hard to find on a map. More»

Photo: Exxon Spends Millions to Cast Doubt on Global Warming Exxon Spends Millions to Cast Doubt on Global Warming
The Independent, UK - Wed Dec 6, 2006
The world's largest energy company is still spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund European organisations that seek to cast doubt on the scientific consensus on global warming and undermine support for legislation to curb emission of greenhouse gases. More»

Photo: 'Doomsday' Seed Bank to be Built 'Doomsday' Seed Bank to be Built
BBC - Sun Jan 15, 2006
Norway is planning to build a "doomsday vault" inside a mountain on an Arctic island to hold a seed bank of all known varieties of the world's crops. More»

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