[Ost-news] Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years; Area 2X the size of England Disappeared Last Week

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[1]The Guardian Wednesday September 5 2007

Ice-free Arctic could be here in 23 years

David Adam, environment correspondent

The Arctic ice cap has collapsed at an unprecedented rate this summer  
and levels of sea ice in the region now stand at a record low,  
scientists said last night. Experts said they were "stunned" by the  
loss of ice, with an area almost twice as big as Britain disappearing  
in the last week alone. So much ice has melted this summer that the  
north-west passage across the top of Canada is fully navigable, and

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