http://www.kansascity.com/news/world/story/1439617.html
"A journey from South Korea to the Netherlands, for example, is about 11,000 nautical miles (12,658 miles). By going northward and using the Northeast Passage, approximately 3,000 nautical miles (3,452 miles) and 10 days can be shaved off."
Because of the "detrimental effects" of global warming, the arctic ice is increasingly disappearing consequently fueling the faster traversal of the Northeast Passage. Convenience is coming at a cost but damn does it make transporting goods a lot easier. A sardonic benefit of global warming? My comments: people are all innate individualists, selfish and always craving convenience for consuming their needed resources as fast as possible. Oh yeah, the polar bears can just get over it; the pandas can commiserate.
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