Skating on thin ice: The thawing Arctic threatens an environmental catastrophe

Print section Print Rubric:  Efforts to limit global warming will not stop the Arctic melting Print Headline:  Skating on thin ice Print Fly Title:  The Arctic UK Only Article:  standard article Issue:  How to have a better death Fly Title:  Skating on thin ice Location:  KIRKENES, TROMSO and WASHINGTON, DC Main image:  20170429_FBP001_0.jpg “DUE to the global warming, please keep the Snowhotel door closed” reads a sign at the entrance to what appears to be a giant white mound near Kirkenes, close to Norway’s Arctic border with Russia. The owners want to preserve the frozen friezes of unicorns, reindeer and butterflies that adorn its walls. Patches of translucence in the ceilings of the hotel’s 25 icy rooms suggest the warmth outside is winning. Artificial snow helps build the structure anew each ...

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