http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/01/27/arctic.ice.reut/index.html
Good news for shipping, eh? But it looks like it might be possible, at least seasonally within a few decades.
But what really got me and why I'm posting this little tidbit is the caption to the picture (which is repeated in the content later with out much additional info)
"Japan has also expressed interest in transporting nuclear waste to Europe through the Arctic, a plan denounced by environmentalists who say it could get trapped in ice. "
Two questions: Why? and Where?
This makes no sense to me.
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Good news for shipping, eh? But it looks like it might be possible, at least seasonally within a few decades.
But what really got me and why I'm posting this little tidbit is the caption to the picture (which is repeated in the content later with out much additional info)
"Japan has also expressed interest in transporting nuclear waste to Europe through the Arctic, a plan denounced by environmentalists who say it could get trapped in ice. "
Two questions: Why? and Where?
This makes no sense to me.
D