Antarctica’s ice is melting – but will its protective treaty melt too?
September 1st, 2009
By Mark Rowe
As with the Arctic - where sea ice is disappearing faster than most scientists had anticipated - Antarctica is thought to hold fossil fuel resources, along with new drugs, industrial compounds and some commercial applications.
The retreat of south polar ice is raising some concern that the Antarctic Treaty, which protects the continent from development and which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, could be threatened by a global desire for development. Signed by 45 nations, it committed leading powers to working in co-operation in Antarctica ...
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