Global warming melts ice, alters fabled Northwest Passage

THE ARCTIC CIRCLE (AP) — More than a century has passed since the first successful transit of the treacherous, ice-bound Northwest Passage by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in 1906. Now The Associated Press is sending a text, video and photo team through the passage, where global warming is melting sea ice and glaciers at an historic rate, altering and opening up the Arctic in a way unprecedented in recorded history.  http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=235&sid=45063233&title=global-warming-melts-ice-alters-fabled-northwest-passage
Article courtesy of The Associated Press by Frank Jordans