The National Public Radio website carries the following:
Morning Edition, April 27, 2006 · European explorers spent centuries searching for a passage through the ice at the top of the world. The Northwest Passage, a shortcut to Asia, proved elusive until about 100 years ago, when Norway's Roald Amundsen completed a three-year journey.
These days, thanks to global warming and a receding ice cover, the voyage is easier to complete, says explorer James Delgado, author of Across the Top of the World.
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The melting offers opportunities, some say.
"Perhaps now with less ice, particularly with a longer summer season, the age-old dream of a fast passage to Asia can be achieved," Delgado says. "You can shave thousands of miles off and get to Asia faster…"
Assuming global warming is occurring; assuming that the phenomenon is long-term; assuming that global warming has been caused by human activity; and assuming there is anything mankind can do about the phenomenon without throwing the world into an economic depression (a lot of assumptions), what are the chances the mainstream media would spin this story to point out the upside of the situation? See Post of March 12, 2006, ("Catergories", "Global Warming", right-hand side of this page) wherein I point out an example of how the mainstream media constantly--and slantedly-- paints the vision of catastrophe being right around the corner. And of course it's all "our" (humans') fault.
By the way, kudos to NPR for in this story covering the global-warming issue fairly evenhandedly.
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Posted by: air max pas cher | December 03, 2013 at 07:20 PM
Interesting article! There will be some upsides to global warming but the costs of adjusting to a changing climate mean that even if the environmental costs and benefits cancelled each other out, global warming will still be enormously costly. For example, GW may improve the agricultural potential of some areas while it decimates others, but it will take time and money for farmers in decimated areas to adjust to a poor climate and farmers in agriculturally benefitted areas to take advantage of the benefits.
Posted by: David | May 07, 2006 at 06:19 PM