photo: Mad Smith via flickr. It’s not great secret that one of the consequences of the Arctic ice melting is that at some point in the next decade or two, in all likelihood, a permanent sea route will open up. Nations bordering

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China Plans For Ice-Free Arctic Shipping – Would Should Trip to European Ports by 4000 Miles