Fabled North-East Passage now navigable

The fabled North-East passage has become navigable for the first time in 100's of years, but Arctic sea ice is still some 900,000 km2 above 2007 Artic summer melt record, suggesting that it would have been possible to navigate the waterway in 2007 if someone had tried...?

Latest Arctic Sea loss data

The latest Artic Sea loss figures show that Artic Sea ice is at it's third lowest on record, but still some 900,000 km2 more than the lowest, set in August 2007...