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With sea ice melting, Coast Guard proposing new shipping lanes to the Arctic

2014-12-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: With global warming leading to increased traffic to a vulnerable Arctic, the U.S. Coast Guard is proposing a 4.6-mile wide shipping route through the Bering Strait to try to protect the region. Any accident in the sensitive area can be a major problem and traffic has increased tremendously, so the Coast Guard mapped out a voluntary two-way route -- akin to a highway for ships -- said agency project officer Lt. Kody Stitz. "We see more traffic and envision more traffic to continue," Stitz said....

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