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Geography in the News: Arctic Dangers to Oil Platforms
Posted by Neal Lineback of Maps101.com and Maps.com on January 6, 2013
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By Neal Lineback and Mandy Lineback Gritzner, Appalachian State University Shell Oil’s Grounded Platform Confirms Worries About Arctic Oil The Arctic Ocean is a formidable foe to ships, even in the summer. Nonetheless, oil exploration continues despite the dangerous conditions created by wind and ice floes, particularly in the winter. Concerns by Alaskans and Canadians…
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This year has seen the Arctic sea ice sheet melt further, and faster, than has ever been seen before in human history – a whopping 760,000 square kilometers less than ever recorded (which is 3.29 million square kilometers below the average minimum). Though images of polar bears and walrus stranded on melting ice-cubes pop…
