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Good morning. The subcommittee on oceans atmosphere and the fishing and coast guard will now come to order. I want to thank our witnesses, many of whom have traveled from far places like alaska to come to this hearing. And, talk about an issue that has been actually highlighted quite a lot recently in the media. But the arctic seas have historically been considered impossible and impractical to Maritime Transportation routes. But the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, better icebreaking technology, and Global Demand for arctic resources has led to an increase in human activity and has raised interest and concerns about the future of the region. Todays hearing has been intended to bring different stakeholders from across different disciplines to more fully understand what challenges and opportunities that lay ahead. In what is currently being done to ready the nation for the changing arctic, that will provide and indicates that 2011, Arctic Sea Ice was a 42 thinner than it was in 1979. If this
United-statesNetherlandsAlaskaFloridaBostonMassachusettsCaliforniaWisconsinOhioRussiaPanamaCanadaStakeholder groups. He is now the executive director at the Marine Exchange of alaska. This senate commerce, science and transportation subcommittee hearing runs about one hour and 20 minutes. Good morning. The subcommittee on oceans atmosphere and the fishing and coast guard will now come to order. I want to thank our witnesses, many of whom have traveled from far places like alaska to come to this hearing. And, talk about an issue that has been actually highlighted quite a lot recently in the media. But the arctic seas have historically been considered impossible and impractical to Maritime Transportation routes. But the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice, better icebreaking technology, and Global Demand for arctic resources has led to an increase in human activity and has raised interest and concerns about the future of the region. Todays hearing has been intended to bring different stakeholders from across different disciplines to more fully understand what challenges and opportunities that
United-statesNetherlandsAlaskaFloridaBostonMassachusettsCaliforniaWisconsinOhioRussiaPanamaCanadaGood morning. The subcommittees on oceans atmospheres and the coast guard will now come to order. I want to talk about i want to thank the witnesses for coming to this hearing. Arctic seasa have been considered impassable and impractical to Maritime Transportation routes. But the retreat of Arctic Sea Ice and that her ice breaking technology and Global Demand for arctic resources has led to an increase in human activity and has raised interests if this trend continues, the arctic ocean may be ice free during the summer months within the next 20 years. It therefore behooves our federal government, all of us and our stakeholders to fully focus on preparing for this new eventuality. Shows a chart here that all ready possible to safely navigate the arctic via the Northwest Passage or the sea route as you see in the blue and the orange here. These routes can save shippers weeks in travel and are thousands of not miles shorter when compared to using panama canals. Much of the Critical Infras
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