North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer

keep_it_real

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Fri Jun-27-08 01:23 PM
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North Pole Could be Ice-Free This Summer

Arctic sea ice could break apart completely at the North Pole this year, allowing ships to sail over the normally frozen top of the world.

The potential landmark thaw - the first time in human history the pole would be ice-free - is a stark sign of global warming, according to an article Friday on the web site of the The Independent, a London newspaper.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080627/sc_livescience/northpolecouldbeicefreethissummer

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Waya

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Fri Jun-27-08 01:25 PM
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1. Oh, good.......

Then the Polar Bears can have it nice and cozy for the Coffee Klatches, too, huh? Why should the Caribou have all the fun?

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Teaser

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Fri Jun-27-08 01:28 PM
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2. best news I've heard all day

I tell you, soon the Pole will be a tropical paradise. Which will mean a happy Santa. Which will mean I get some awesome Xmas presents.

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