Arctic Meltdown

Foreign Affairs by Scott G. Borgerson | Apr. 18, 2008 (Special Report)
The Economic and Security Implications of Global Warming

The Arctic Ocean is melting, and it is melting fast. This past summer, the area covered by sea ice shrank by more than one million square miles, reducing the Arctic icecap to only half the size it was 50 years ago. For the first time, the Northwest Passage -- a fabled sea route to Asia that European explorers sought in vain for centuries -- opened for shipping. Even if the international community manages to slow the pace of climate change immediately and ... Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Politics, Business, Sci/Tech
Topics: Environment, Global Economy, Global Warming, Oil and Gas, Climate Change
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I found this to be an informative and reasonable in its suggestions for how to improve the food crisis. I am a vegetarian but realize most people will never make the decision to become one. I found the data represented very compelling and will forward this to all my non-vegetarian friends.

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