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Update Date: 2008/09/01 04:09
[Compiled by Guan Shu-Ping / Comprehensive Report]
The latest released satellite images of the Arctic show that the melting of Arctic sea ice has opened both the Northwest and Northeast passages around the North Pole simultaneously last week. This marks the first time in human history that it is possible to navigate around the North Pole, but it also highlights that global warming is accelerating beyond expectations.
The last ice tongue has also disappeared
The Independent reported on the 31st that scientists from the University of Bremen in Germany published a series of satellite images taken by NASA's microwave remote sensing on a website, showing that the Northwest Passage opened last weekend, and the last ice tongue extending from the Siberian Laptev Sea towards Russia, blocking the Northeast Passage, melted a few days later.
First simultaneous opening of the Northwest and Northeast Passages
This is the first time in 125,000 years that these two passages have opened simultaneously, and it is one of the most shocking signs of the global warming crisis that has appeared in the Arctic over the past month. Professor Serreze, a sea ice expert at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in the United States, said that this is a "historic event," further confirming that the Arctic ice cap may now have entered an irreversible "death spiral."
Global warming accelerates again, experts shocked
Last week, the center warned that the Arctic sea ice area might decrease to a new low record in the coming weeks, breaking last year's record; a report by American scientist Moslowski this year predicted that the Arctic summer would be completely ice-free within five years, and the rate of ice melting could significantly accelerate. The key point supporting these arguments is that the amount of Arctic ice melting last year reached a scale that was not expected until 2050.
Shipping benefits, voyage reduced by thousands of miles
The Arctic's Northwest Passage passes through Canada, and the Northeast Passage passes through Russia around the North Pole. In 2005, the Northeast Passage opened once, while the Northwest Passage remained closed at that time, and the situation was reversed last year. Now, both passages are open simultaneously.
Shipping companies are most looking forward to this day, as these two passages will significantly shorten sea voyages by thousands of miles. The Northeast Passage alone shortens the voyage from Germany to Japan by 4,000 miles, and some shipping companies are already preparing to send ships through the Northeast Passage next year.
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……url/ d/ a/ 080901/ 78/ 154qo. html
Arctic Ice Tongue Melts Completely for First Time in 125,000 Years
[Compiled by Guan Shu-Ping / Comprehensive Report]
The latest released satellite images of the Arctic show that the melting of Arctic sea ice has opened both the Northwest and Northeast passages around the North Pole simultaneously last week. This marks the first time in human history that it is possible to navigate around the North Pole, but it also highlights that global warming is accelerating beyond expectations.
The last ice tongue has also disappeared
The Independent reported on the 31st that scientists from the University of Bremen in Germany published a series of satellite images taken by NASA's microwave remote sensing on a website, showing that the Northwest Passage opened last weekend, and the last ice tongue extending from the Siberian Laptev Sea towards Russia, blocking the Northeast Passage, melted a few days later.
First simultaneous opening of the Northwest and Northeast Passages
This is the first time in 125,000 years that these two passages have opened simultaneously, and it is one of the most shocking signs of the global warming crisis that has appeared in the Arctic over the past month. Professor Serreze, a sea ice expert at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in the United States, said that this is a "historic event," further confirming that the Arctic ice cap may now have entered an irreversible "death spiral."
Global warming accelerates again, experts shocked
Last week, the center warned that the Arctic sea ice area might decrease to a new low record in the coming weeks, breaking last year's record; a report by American scientist Moslowski this year predicted that the Arctic summer would be completely ice-free within five years, and the rate of ice melting could significantly accelerate. The key point supporting these arguments is that the amount of Arctic ice melting last year reached a scale that was not expected until 2050.
Shipping benefits, voyage reduced by thousands of miles
The Arctic's Northwest Passage passes through Canada, and the Northeast Passage passes through Russia around the North Pole. In 2005, the Northeast Passage opened once, while the Northwest Passage remained closed at that time, and the situation was reversed last year. Now, both passages are open simultaneously.
Shipping companies are most looking forward to this day, as these two passages will significantly shorten sea voyages by thousands of miles. The Northeast Passage alone shortens the voyage from Germany to Japan by 4,000 miles, and some shipping companies are already preparing to send ships through the Northeast Passage next year.
Source: http:/ / tw. news. yahoo. com/ art……url/ d/ a/ 080901/ 78/ 154qo. html