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cthulu2016

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3. I am thinking slightly longer-term

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 1, 2012, 12:14 PM

Sep 2012

It seems likely that in 50-100 years the remaining seasonal freeze area will be such that the continental coasts will be open year-round with the ice cap limited to a smaller area in the middle of the arctic.

If the straits between the Kara and Laptev seas are open year-round then I think Alaska to Europe would always be an option, though having to sail around the pack.

But I certainly agree with everything you say.

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When the arctic ice cap is gone the mercator orientation will be obsolete [View all] cthulu2016 Sep 2012 OP

It will be a radically different world ... dawg Sep 2012 #1

None of us have any idea of what a post-tipping point world will look like... Junkdrawer Sep 2012 #4

What aspect of mean rise in temperature will make the USA less techno-industrial? cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #5

That has a long answer... Junkdrawer Sep 2012 #6

An ice-free Arctic in the late summer doesn't mean ice-free all year round muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #2

I am thinking slightly longer-term cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #3

Yeah...No. renie408 Sep 2012 #7

Not really. (Sorry about the headache) cthulu2016 Sep 2012 #8