Receding ice could unlock arctic trove

 A sad commentary on the scheme of things:

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Receding_ice_could_unlock_arctic_trove_999.html
Helsinki, Finland (UPI) Aug 26, 2010 - Receding arctic ice from global warming may open new avenues for tourism and trade and could reveal vast new natural resource reserves, researchers say. The northern ice cover is becoming smaller and thinner, and scientists predict the Arctic Ocean could lose its icecap completely during summertime by the end of the century at the latest, and possibly as early as the 2030s, Finland's He ... more