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Rapid Melting in the Northwest Passage
August 13, 2012 | NASA Earth Observatory

Warm summer temperatures have been melting the ice pack on the Northwest Passage (a sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Canadian Archipelago).

NASA’s Earth Observatory has a satellite image pair showing the Passage on July 17 with heavy ice cover and the Passage on August 3 with significantly reduced ice cover.

Related: What is the Northwest Passage?


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