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Chilling: Arctic explorer Yamazaki sees climate change impact up close
2013-04-17 18:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: Spending six months of every year in the Arctic, adventurer Tetsuhide Yamazaki sees the impact of global warming firsthand through the region`s thinning sea ice, the expanse of which has roughly halved in the last three decades. The ice is "very thin this year," Yamazaki, 45, said after confirming a thickness of 118 cm with a drill during his recent exploration of an area at the North Pole. Sea ice in the area is usually almost 2 meters thick, according to Yamazaki, who senses the ice grows thinner...
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