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Do you remember the reports talking about ice free arctic sea in 2040? And some horrific predictions calculating ice free summers in 2013? Guess what, most likely all of the experts were wrong.
Olav Orheim predicts ice free arctic sea this summer, from Siberia – the ice is thin now and it melts fast. This means that in August to September ordinary freight ships can save half the time using this route.
He points out that this is worrying since there are no disaster reduction measurements in these area. We know what happends when disasters strike fragile coasts – but we at least have some disaster reduction. The Arctic has 0. Who is willing to take the cost? If Olav Orheim is right, there isn’t much time.
When a small shipment company can save $200k on one tour, what can the major companies save?
Ships from the west coast of USA and southeastern Asia can save over 40% time going through the ice free arctic sea instead of the Panama channel.
Some might need reloading in northern Norway to tougher sihps before continuing, will the harbours be ready for this? I haven’t seen any plans out yet.
(Sources : Arctic Frontiers, NRK, Teknisk Ukeblad) (Norwegian)
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Husker du rapportene som kunne fortelle oss at polhavet ville bli isfritt i 2040? Og noen skremmende rapporter i det siste kunne skilte med 2013? Mest sannsynlig tok alle feil.
Olav Orheim tipper at polhavet er isfritt til sommeren, fra Sibir – isen er så tynn at den smelter raskt. Dette betyr at i August og September så kan vanlige fraktskip spare halve tiden på å bruke denne ruten.
Dette mener han er alarmerende siden ingen har ansvar for katastrofeberedskap i disse områdene. Vi vet jo hva en stor oljekatastrofe ken gjør mot ømfintlige kyster. Vi har ivertfall noe beredskap men arktis har 0. Hvem er villig til å ta kosten? Om Olav Orheim har rett i sine spådommer så har vi ikke lange tiden å gjøre oss klar på.
Når et lite fraktselskap kan spare en mill på en reise, hva kan de store spare?
Skip fra vestskysten av USA og sørøstlige Asia kan spare over 40% av tiden ved å gå gjennom isfritt polhav istedet for å bruke Panamakanalen.
Noen av dem må sikkert laste om til mer solide skip i nord Norge før de fortsetter sin ferd, vil havnene i nord være klar for dette? Jeg har ikke sett noen form for planer ennå.
(Kilder : Arctic Frontiers, NRK, Teknisk Ukeblad)
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I’ve been testing Qassia today, a very interesting system which is currently in Beta – but fully functional. (btw if you click that link and register (and start using it), I will get 500 Qassian $). 
On New Year’s Eve around 15:30 the dog Leon got scared by a rocket and ran off. He even climbed a fence. His Owners yelled for hours and on tuesday they heard barking from the mountain side. They couldn’t localize him but suddenly a neighbour sighted Leon on a mountainshelf about 350 meter above. The difficult mountainside prohibit them to rescue Leon and now their only hope is help from the Norwegian Air Ambulance.