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...months of winter darkness descend over the top of the world, temperatures are falling and the Arctic Ocean is again freezing. But the damage has been done. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that just 1.65 million sq. mi. (about 4.3 million sq km) of Arctic sea ice survived the summer's annual melt. That's the smallest amount left over after September since scientists began keeping records. And they estimate the Arctic ice may have shrunk by half since the 1950s. Worse, the melt is accelerating. The Arctic may be ice-free by the summer...
...Great Arctic Grab...
...university student of ecology and evolutionary biology, I would prefer that the Arctic remain largely unspoiled [Oct. 1]. But since exploitation of this increasingly accessible area is inevitable, substantial fees should be imposed on corporations and nations that profit. Moneys collected could aid conservation and ameliorate poverty. But it's more likely that we will see the traditional unholy alliance of nationalism and greed. Fred Drumlevitch, Tucson, Ariz...
...Arctic belongs to mankind as a whole, not to the region's border states. Devising a treaty to enforce that is simple: you just have to copy and paste the basic agreements of the Antarctic Treaty System, which has kept greedy people off that continent for decades. Jean Lehouchu, Nice, France...
...Great Arctic Grab As a university student of ecology and evolutionary biology, I would prefer that the Arctic remain largely untouched and unspoiled [Oct. 1]. But since profit-driven exploitation of the increasingly accessible area is inevitable, substantial fees should be imposed on corporations and nations that profit from what ought to be considered world heritage. Monies collected could aid biodiversity conservation and ameliorate poverty. But it's more likely that we will see the traditional unholy alliance of nationalism, greed and business as usual. Fred Drumlevitch Tucson, Arizona...