Changes in the navigability of the Arctic Northeast Passage over the past four decades

Beijing, China (SPX) Feb 17, 2023

Under global warming, the Arctic has warmed almost four times faster than the rest of the globe, and the sea-ice extent and thickness have significantly decreased and thinned over the past four decades. The Northeast Passage (see the orange line in the figure below for a sketch map), which serves as a new conduit for marine trade linking Northeast Asia and Europe, has grown in importance in term