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Ob River may be first tanker to sail across Arctic

As ice melts, Russian energy giant Gazprom attempts Arctic winter crossing.

A boat skims through the melting ice in the Ilulissat fjord on Aug. 28, 2008, on the western coast of Greenland. This picture shows the Arctic ice is melting at an alarming rate.

Steen Ulrik Johannessen

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Arctic melt 11 25 2012