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The Northwest Passage - a ship route across northern Canada, from the Atlantic to the Pacific - is now ice-free as the 2007 summer meltdown of the Arctic ice cap continues to set new records. Here's the latest report from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The melting season is about over, and the region will soon begin to ice over again for the winter.
Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page. Frank also answers readers’ weather queries for the newspaper and the blog. Frank Roylance retired in October 2011. Maryland Weather is now being updated by members of The Baltimore Sun staff
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Comments
We have to comply with changes in nature like animals do. It's risky for ships to go through ice.
Posted by: cheap vintage | February 14, 2011 8:01 AM
I'm sure shipping companies would like to have control over that. God knows how much money they lose every year.
Posted by: my web sms | February 21, 2011 9:58 AM