Rowers Release Another Picture Highlighting Arctic Warming Over The Last 90 Years

9 Responses to Rowers Release Another Picture Highlighting Arctic Warming Over The Last 90 Years

1. Anto says:

   July 30, 2013 at 12:20 pm

   “It wasn’t long ago that the Northwest Passage was sole domain of steel-hulled ice-breakers. We hope by making this traverse completely under human power in a row boat, without sail or motor, in a single season we will be able to demonstrate first-hand the profound affects climate change is having on our world.”
   – The Arctic Joule team.

   “Men are so quick to blame the gods: they say
   that we devise their misery. But they
   themselves- in their depravity- design
   grief greater than the griefs that fate assigns.”
   – Homer, The Odyssey

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   • Robertv says:

     July 30, 2013 at 1:47 pm

     They at least should have took a sail and a small outboard motor in case of an Emergency. Much cheaper than a chopper and with less footprint.

     http://youtu.be/-I9vf2N9lvw

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     • Latitude says:

       July 30, 2013 at 2:36 pm

       Robert, they’ve had head winds almost all the way…and no room to tack because of the ice (that’s not there)

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2. Caleb says:

   July 30, 2013 at 2:06 pm

   After a summer like this, I hope those guys are planning to spend the winter in Florida.

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3. Fred from Canuckistan says:

   July 30, 2013 at 2:20 pm

   The local newspaper is running their story, which they areusing to write themselves up in rather heroic terms.

   http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Arctic+peril+crew+survives+close+scrape/8724719/story.html

   You would think they would be savvy enough to keep a watch in dangerous waters rather than all the crew taking a nap.

   On the other hand they are Big Chuggers of the Glowball Warming Kool Aide so being smart enough to keep a watch is asking too much.

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4. Cowpoke says:

   July 30, 2013 at 2:24 pm

   1 little 2 little 3 litlle rowers 4 little 5 litlle…….

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5. DRPOHL says:

   July 30, 2013 at 2:42 pm

   UPDATE ON BERNARD EXPLORER crossing from Barrow to Sachs Harbor:
   We just had a phone call from Captain Bob, and the news from the boat (BERNARD EXPLORER) is not good. The Bernard Explorer is back in Alaska at Barter Island, just west of the Alaska-Yukon border. They had made it all the way to Pullen Island which is quite close to Tuktoyaktuk. However, the ice was so bad that even after getting that far, they had to go all the way back to avoid being trapped by ice. Even with all the talk of global warming and an ice-free Northwest Passage, now we are hearing that this may be the worst ice year for 10 years! Some things are just not predictable anymore. (including sea ice and warming… lol)

   See: http://canadianarcticexpedition.com/cae-blog

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6. Streetcred says:

   July 30, 2013 at 10:40 pm

   I see they have their conventional power attached via a tow-rope … makes one wonder about that sudden spurt of energy with the GPS turned off and low cloud cover, 😉

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7. Aldous says:

   September 3, 2013 at 12:04 pm

   Relevant update lol:

   http://www.sail-world.com/Australia/North-West-Passage-blocked-with-ice—yachts-caught/113788

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