"Arctic sea ice coverage has shrunk to a near-record low this year, a deputy chief of Russian meteorological service Rosgidromet said on Wednesday.
He said the Northern Sea Route is now completely ice-free, allowing vessels to travel without being escorted by icebreakers. These conditions will continue until the end of September.
"The area of ice is currently 32% below normal... The trend is to lose some 2-3% [of the Arctic ice] annually. But this is unusual. This year reminds me of 2007; weather conditions were a bit harsher in 2008, 2009 and 2010," Valery Dyadyuchenko said"..............READ MORE
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