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August 24, 2009

Climate change opens up a Northeast passage in the Arctic

Arctic Northeast Passage

Arctic Northeast Passage

Two German ships set off on Friday on the first commercial journey from Asia to western Europe via the Arctic through the fabled Northeast Passage – a trip made possible by climate change. Niels Stolberg, president and CEO of Bremen-based Beluga Shipping, said the Northern Sea Route will cut thousands of nautical miles off the ships’ journey from South Korea to the Netherlands, reducing fuel consumption and emissions of greenhouse gas.

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  • http://www.gelfuel.info Holly Martin

    Climate Change is really scary, now we have super typhoons and a lot of flooding going on some countries..`;: