Projected Arctic Shipping Scenarios (IMAGE)

University of Delaware

Projected Arctic Shipping Scenarios

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If the Arctic Ocean continues to warm, new shipping lanes could emerge at the top of the world, as shown in these scenarios. An increase in shipping under current pollution controls in the Arctic could further accelerate warming.

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Figure courtesy of Prof. James Corbett, University of Delaware; published in <i>Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics</i>, Vol. 10, 2010.

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