Thursday, June 16, 2022

The Arctic is heating

Update:

"the temperatures here [in the Arctic] are rising nearly four times faster than in the rest of the planet — and that’s just the thermometer’s reading. When it comes to geopolitics, the coldest region in the world risks becoming its hottest.

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The region’s fast-growing militarization, fueled by increased international tensions, are compounding a push to benefit from the Arctic’s strategic and economic potential. Melting ice is also creating new shipping lanes and opening natural resources to exploitation, making strategic control of the Arctic ever more enticing."

— Opinion: "As Arctic ice melts, a new Russia-China threat looms," Frida Ghitis, CNN, December 2023

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