Re: UK Met Office backpedals on Arctic Ice - ".unlikely that the Arctic will experience ice-free summers by 2020."



The Phantom Piper wrote:
On Oct 29, 4:51 am, "Adam Whyte-Settlar" <ador@ble> wrote:

No worries.

Have you seen all the stories on the news
about the Russians and Americans jockeying
for position over Mineral Rights on the sea
floor and the like?

Or the ones detailing how *fabulous* Shipping
will be what with a Northern Passage open?

Just think: we'll be able to ship trade goods
from the shores of the Rockies directly to
Port Cities such as Birmingham by going
over the Polar Route...


..and Canada has some military people up there to make sure you Merks and
Ruskies don't get too carried away thinking it's all yours ...;o


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