Signal: Northern passages open
ArcticPassages

18 ships clear Northwest passage

by on 27. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

The recent satellite composite image here (8/24/2010) tells the story of the Arctic today. The Arctic, we recall, is an ocean surrounded by land. This is the exact opposite to the Antarctic where we have a continent surrounded by ocean. This image from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), and carried on “The [...]

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Closure of Malysian coral dive sites extended

by on 24. Oct, 2010 in Uncategorized

Dr Sukarno also said the temporary closure of several dive sites at three marine parks since June due to coral bleaching has been extended.He said this was because the corals at these sites have yet to fully recover.He said some of the corals had only recovered by between one and two percent.When we first gave [...]

northwestpassage

Northwest and Northeast Passages now open

by on 28. Aug, 2010 in Uncategorized

Excerpt from Weather Underground Blog of Dr. Jefff Masters: The Northwest Passage–the legendary shipping route through ice-choked Canadian waters at the top of the world–melted free of ice last week, and is now open for navigation, according to satellite mosaics available from the National Snow and Ice Data Center and The University of Illinois Cryosphere [...]