Northern Hemisphere nations bordering on the Arctic will soon be free to start more shipping through that ocean . As the Arctic Ocean becomes completely free of ice during the summer months, the sweet trade routes open up. But there is a catch, other than the tiny little fact that the world's environment is falling to shit, there is no protective civilization way up there, or over there, or however you think of it. There are no hospitals, or emergency crews, or as far as I know, no Starbucks.....yet.
Anchorage Daily News:
Friendlier Arctic seas bring opportunity -- and risk Climate scientists have predicted the Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in the summer as early as 2015. That means greater marine access and longer seasons of navigation, according to the 2009 Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment, published by the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental body including the U.S., Canada, Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia and Sweden.
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