BERG SHIP WARNING MADE BY ICE EXPERTS
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
ICE experts from Europe and North America have warned of an increasing risk to tankers and other ships sailing near to polar regions from an increase in bergs because of global warming. Speaking at a European Space Agency meeting in Frascati, Italy, they warned disintegrating sea ice could lead to "significant hazards to navigation".
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ICE experts from Europe and North America have warned of an increasing risk to tankers and other ships sailing near to polar regions from an increase in bergs because of global warming. Speaking at a European Space Agency meeting in Frascati, Italy, they warned disintegrating sea ice could lead to "significant hazards to navigation".
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