Arctic Ice is Melting

The melting of the sea ice cover in the Arctic region has opened the area to more commercial fishing, shipping, tourism, and potential mineral and energy extraction.
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Arctic Ice is Melting
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<a><img src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/09/94395860(2).jpg" alt="Ice Fjord of Ilulissat in Greenland. The Greenland ice sheet has lost 1,500 billion tonnes of ice since 2000, according to a study published in December 2009. (Slim Allagui/AFP/Getty Images)" title="Ice Fjord of Ilulissat in Greenland. The Greenland ice sheet has lost 1,500 billion tonnes of ice since 2000, according to a study published in December 2009. (Slim Allagui/AFP/Getty Images)" width="575" class="size-medium wp-image-1802258"/></a>
Ice Fjord of Ilulissat in Greenland. The Greenland ice sheet has lost 1,500 billion tonnes of ice since 2000, according to a study published in December 2009. (Slim Allagui/AFP/Getty Images)
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