The rendering of Arctic ice caps in the next edition of the National Geographic Atlas of the World will be “starkly different” from the 2010 map, reflecting 12% Arctic ice loss per decade since the 1970s. The rate of annual ice loss has increased since 2007. “It used to be wars, communism, and colonialism that kept atlas illustrators on their toes,” Guilford reports. “These days, though, their biggest headache is global warming.” (h/t to Environmental News Bits)
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