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North Pole Is an Island
http://ecoscraps.com/ 2008/ 09/ 04/ north-pole-is-an-island/"Satellite images gathered by NASA show that the north-west passage opened last weekend and the final blockage on the east side of the ice cap, an area of sea ice stretching to Siberia, dissolved a few days later." Whether or not you subscribe to the concept of global climate change due to human factors, there is no dispute that, for the first time in recorded human history, the North Pole is an island, with unobstructed sea between the Pole and both Canada and Russia.
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North Pole Is an Island
http://www.eco-cide.com/north-pole-is-an-island/“Satellite images gathered by NASA show that the north-west passage opened last weekend and the final blockage on the east side of the ice cap, an area of sea ice stretching to Siberia, dissolved a few days later.” Whether or not you subscribe to the concept of global climate change due to human factors, there is no dispute that, for the first time in recorded human history, the North Pole is an island, with unobstructed sea between the Pole and both Canada and Russia. “Measurements on August 26 showed an ice cap of just over two million square miles, confirming the second biggest ice cap melt since records began.” via: Telegraph.co.uk and Aftenposten.no image via: Telegraph.co.uk Original article from: Green Options blogs Share This
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