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A new record for cargo transported via Russia's Northern Sea Route was set in 2023 with existing nuclear icebreakers providing more than 730 vessel support services. Work continues to progress on two more nuclear-powered icebreakers.
01/07/2021 3 Minutes Read A new study of 40 years of satellite data shows that the Arctic sea ice cover is shrinking as the melting period gets longer. Arctic sea ice extent for December 2020 was 11.77 million sq km. Image courtesy NSIDC Year 2020 was extraordinary for the Arctic in many ways – from unprecedented wildfires to record breaking temperatures to one of the lowest sea ice in satellite record. And it ended the year with a similar grim news – the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSDIC) measured sea ice at December 2020 end among the lowest in the satellite record as ai...
Environmental News For The Week Ending 13December 2019 This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at GEI (but can be posted at other times). Please share this article - Go to very top of page, right hand side, for social media buttons. Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately: Summary: New US Covid cases were at a record 247,737 on Friday on the worldometers site that I watch; that would be nearly 40% ...
Countries including Russia, the U.S. and China are all competing for access to the lucrative sea routes and natural resources uncovered by melting ice.