Less than a year ago, the New York Times predicted shipping “directly over the North Pole.”
As global warming melts sea ice across the Arctic, shipping routes once thought impossible — including directly over the North Pole — may open up
- New York Times May 3, 2017
They say Arctic ice is 0.5-1.0 meters thick.
As Arctic Ice Vanishes, New Shipping Routes Open – The New York Times
In the actual Arctic, the only shipping route (Northern Passage) has ice one meter thicker than normal.
Lars Kaleschke on Twitter: “#Arctic sea ice thickness anomaly from @ESA_EO @SMOS
The shipping routes are blocked by 4-5 meter thick ice, five times thicker than the New York Times claims.
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Sixty years ago, the New York Times ran exactly the same story – predicting shipping across the North Pole.
The Changing Face of the Arctic; The Changing Face of the Arctic – The New York Times
