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Global warming to open up new shipping routes in Arctic by 2050
2013-03-08 01:00:00| Ship Technology
Global warming could make Arctic Ocean ice fragile enough for ordinary ships to sail in the region without any need foricebreakers by 2050, according to a study by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
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Global Warming Will Open Arctic Shipping Routes
2013-03-07 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Who said the effects of global warming are all negative? According to new research conducted by UCLA, melting sea ice during the late summer will make Arctic shipping channels much more accessible. The economy of the world depends on shipping as nearly all of a country's imports and exports are transported across the global by these large ships. Canals like the Suez and Panama have helped reduce the length of certain shipping routes, but nothing has been done in the Arctic region because of the...
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Climate change will open up surprising new Arctic shipping routes
2013-03-05 21:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Right now, the Arctic Ocean is still too icy and treacherous for open-water ships to traverse with any regularity. The Northwest Passage is only navigable during the summer months once every seven years or so. Too unreliable for commercial shipping. This will all get a lot easier. But that will soon change. As the planet keeps warming, the Arctic`s summer sea ice is vanishing at a stunning pace. That rapid melt is expected to have all sorts of sweeping impacts, from speeding up climate change...
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Southwest Airlines CEO Talks About Fares, Fees And New Routes
2013-02-21 20:41:14| Airlines - Topix.net
'We have no plans to charge for bags. None. The question was along the lines of, "Will you ever do that?" Of course, I can't promise that into infinity we won't'' Southwest CEO: "The main deliverable in 2013 is to connect our networks, and that will set the stage so that we can begin to optimize the two airlines on a combined basis.
Southwest Airlines launches seven seasonal routes; adds year-round...
2013-02-20 21:03:27| Airlines - Topix.net
One small step for Orlando. One giant leap for Little Rock. NASA's Kennedy Space Centre heavily supported the launch of Southwest's new route from Little Rock, AR, to Orlando, FL.
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