The Canadian Arctic is facing another year of open water with the summer break-up of sea ice ahead of schedule in many key parts of the northern archipelago.
The early break-up of ice underlines the growing impact of climate change in the Poles where temperatures have risen much more rapidly than in the rest of the world.
As a result, September 2007 was the first time in living memory the entire Northwest Passage was open water from east to west. Despite slightly more ice, a record six private yachts transited the historic waterway last year, and this year’s traffic could beat that number.
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