Climate Change Enables A Summer-Long Rowboat Trip Through the Northwest Passage
The Rowboat Adventurers Kevin Vallely (front) and Denis Barnett (back) in the boat they're taking through the Northwest Passage. Mainstream Renewable Power Four guys embark on a voyage that may be possible now for the first time. I hope they've been doing their chest presses. A four-man crew is embarking today to row through the Northwest Passage in about 80 days. The feat has been made possible by global warming, which has freed Arctic waterways of more ice than ever. The rowers hope to draw attention to the effects of climate change, the Ottawa Citizen reported. A filmmaker is one of the crew. The Guardian's reporting on the stunt includes a couple of lines about how climate change has affected local communities' ability to hunt and fish. Perhaps the crew will show those people. You may have heard of the "Northwest Passage" that Lewis and Clark sought for American ships to sail between the...