tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8299983289540042363..comments2024-03-19T04:41:27.866-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Looks like the Northeast Passage is opening upPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-21896795277598770482009-09-12T18:50:03.450-05:002009-09-12T18:50:03.450-05:00Actually, the amount of arctic ice is growing, not...Actually, the amount of arctic ice is growing, not shrinking. This tinyURL <br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/lagxmz<br /><br />will take you to cryosphere today. It shows the northeast passage is actually passable in the middle of September in most years. Play with the dates and see what I mean. <br /><br />This link leads to an arctic ice extent graph: <br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/l482g7<br /><br />Note that the annual melt stopped VERY early this year, and the refreeze has started. <br /><br />Here's a link to a northwest passage expedition - <br /><br />http://northwestpassagefilm.com/arctic/<br /><br />And a search of the keywords will bring up links to several more this last summer. <br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://casaextrano.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-1736246028061462842009-09-12T12:13:11.648-05:002009-09-12T12:13:11.648-05:00'The first' commercial passage of the Nort...'The first' commercial passage of the Northwest Passage? Uh, no: with a little Googling I'm sure I could turn it up, but a fully-laden oil tanker did it back in the '80s or so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com