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Greenpeace sichtet Tanker mit erstem Öl aus dem arktischen Ozean

By Guest PostApril 27, 2014Environmentann baker pepe, arktis, blood cell dna, europa, greenpeace aktivisten, lois frane, neandertaler, nordostatlantik, prirazlomnaya, rotterdam, terminal breast cancer, total, whry

Hamburg, 27. 04. 2014 – Greenpeace-Aktivisten haben den russischen Tanker, der das erste arktische Öl nach Europa transportiert, auf dem Nordostatlantik gesichtet. Die Aktivisten machten aus einem Flugzeug erste Foto- und Videoaufnahmen des Tankers.

Die „Mikhail Ulyanov“ befand sich auf Höhe des Polarkreises und fährt Richtung Rotterdam. Dort soll das Öl, das inzwischen vom französischen Konzern Total gekauft wurde, entladen werden. Die genaue Position des Tankers wird hier aktualisiert. Das Öl, das der Tanker transportiert, stammt von der umstrittenen Gazprom-Plattform in der arktischen Petschorasee. „Das Fördern von Öl im arktischen Ozean schafft ein unvertretbar hohes Risiko für die Umwelt und unser Klima. Es muss verboten werden – egal ob in Russland, den USA, Kanada oder einem anderen arktischen Anrainerland“, sagt Jürgen Knirsch, Sprecher von Greenpeace. (more…)

Global Warming will Open Unexpected New Shipping Routes in Arctic, UCLA Researchers Find

By Guest PostMarch 11, 2013EnvironmentArctic, arctic lakes, arctic ocean, asia, atlantic ocean, coast of russia, eastern canada, global temperature, global warming, icebreakers, independent climate forecasts, Japan, laurence c smith, new shipping routes, north pole, northern sea route, pacific, panama canal, polar class 6, projected shipping lanes, rotterdam, scott r stephenson, sea ice, shipping potential, suez, the netherlands, trans arctic, ucla researchers, vessels, yokohama

Shipping lanes through the Arctic Ocean won’t put the Suez and Panama canals out of business anytime soon, but global warming will make these frigid routes much more accessible than ever imagined by melting an unprecedented amount of sea ice during the late summer, new UCLA research shows.

“The development is both exciting from an economic development point of view and worrisome in terms of safety, both for the Arctic environment and for the ships themselves,” said lead researcher Laurence C. Smith, a professor of geography at UCLA. (more…)

With Global Warming, Arctic Access Will Diminish By Land But Improve By Sea

By Guest PostMay 31, 2011Environmentalaskan coastal town, anticipated temperature, Arctic, arctic transportation networks, baltic sea, bathurst inlet, bering strait, canada, climate change, commercial shipping, diamond road, dutton books, finland, fishing, geography, global shipping, global warming, greenland, history channel, ice road, ice road truckers, Iceland, john a agnew, laurence c smith, Netherlands, nome, north pole route, northern sea route, norway, panama canal, rotterdam, russia, scott stephenson, sea, shipping, stephenson and smith, strait of malacca, suez canal, Sweden, tibbitt contwoyto, tibbitt contwoyto winter road, tourism, type a vessels, united states, yellowknife

Global warming over the next 40 years will cut through Arctic transportation networks like a double-edged sword, limiting access in certain areas and vastly increasing it in others, a new UCLA study predicts.

“As sea ice continues to melt, accessibility by sea will increase, but the viability of an important network of roads that depend on freezing temperatures is threatened by a warming climate,” said Scott Stephenson, a UCLA graduate student in geography and the study’s lead author. (more…)

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Greenpeace sichtet Tanker mit erstem Öl aus dem arktischen Ozean

Global Warming will Open Unexpected New Shipping Routes in Arctic, UCLA Researchers Find

With Global Warming, Arctic Access Will Diminish By Land But Improve By Sea