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Scientists Shocked as Arctic Polar Route Revealed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the no-more-pesky-ice dept.

Paladin144 writes "A route unencumbered by perennial sea ice leading directly to the North Pole has been revealed by recent satellite pictures. European scientists indicated their shock as they noted a ship could sail from Europe's northern-most outpost directly to the pole, something that hasn't been possible during most of recorded human history. The rapid thawing of the perennial sea ice has political implications as the U.S., Canada, Russia and the EU jockey for control of the newly opened passages."

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  1. Re:pr0n by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The mods didn't catch the joke. I think you were too subtle, maybe you're watching too much pr0n?

  2. Re:strategic paradigm shift... by aussie_a · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I didn't ask where he was from, I asked where he is. Yeeesh. You might want to brush up on those ESL courses.

  3. Re:trade with russia by cheese-cube · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You asked for it...

    In Soviet Russia, America trades with YOU!

  4. Re:Language and assumption troubles by bmo · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Greenland, where we get them from"

    But we're talking about _sea ice_, not Greenland. Sea ice and freshwater ice are different animals when it comes to composition and behavior and general habitat for living creatures. The article is about pack ice.

    Polar bears use pack ice. You don't find them on Greenland's ice. Indeed, for polar bears to be able to eat, there _must_ be breaks in the sea ice for seals.

    Yes, the same seals that Paul McCartney was "Protecting" are eaten by Ursus Maritimus.

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    BMO

    As for penguins, they eat polar bears, as witnessed by the total absence of them in the Antarctic.

  5. Re:Actually, it'll be more sane. by notaspunkymonkey · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    No not Holland.. Just had my Stag do in Amsterdam! - was hoping to visit it every year on a Stag Do reunion... never been to a better place for a blokes weekend... although some of the males in my wife's family would appear to have only enjoyed the ladies in Windows.. which you can get in Manchester if you know where to look.. the whole Amsterdam experiance was wasted on them - they spent the whole weekend getting blowjobs of women dressed as School girls! (a little wierd for my liking) where as my friends and I enjoyed more of the greenery.

  6. Re:Look on the bright side by shicklin · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    gogyrnwr

  7. Re:Shocking? Not really... by mOdQuArK! · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Not sure why you're laughing - what's wrong about what he said?

  8. Re:Look on the bright side by HarmlessScenery · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You shouldn't be riding a bike if your bladder is inflamed :)

    http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0200wales/ tm_objectid=17564553&method=full&siteid=50082&head line=cyclists-beware--bladder-disease-has-returned -name_page.html

  9. Send the Google Party jet to save the day by gatkinso · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    After all, a 767 to shelp two geeks around (oh, and the hookers to fill their California Kings) certainly won't affect this.

    Not that Paul Allen is any better.

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    I am very small, utmostly microscopic.