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Archive Home > 2008 > December > 17 > Unlocking an ocean

Unlocking an ocean

The Arctic ice cap is shrinking in summertime, opening shipping lanes and access to valuable natural resources

By Renee Schoof / The Bulletin
December 17, 2008

WASHINGTON — With temperatures melting the Arctic’s eons-old ice at an alarming rate, shipping and oil companies are looking ahead at how to exploit the new open waters.

For the past 30 years, the summer Arctic ice pack has been shrinking. In 2007, the melt reached record....

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