Might maritime activities, such as shipping, oil extraction, fishing etc. be having an effect on Barents Sea ice extents? Arnd Bernaerts has an informative post up at his blog: They warm-up the Arctic! Shipping, Off-Shore, Science etc.!
Dr. Bernaerts explains:
It is not known which alterations shipping, naval forces, research vessels and off-shore industry cause in the Arctic Ocean sea-body structure, whether ice covered or not, and the subsequent impact on the annual sea ice and the polar-weather, called climate change. Bad that science has no idea about this human Arctic warming aspect. Worse, science has never rose, or ever been willing to raise and investigate the subject. At least you will face a hard time to find anything in this respect.
When considering the possible impact of ocean uses on climate change, any activities at sea north of the Polar Circle is a multifold higher than in any other…
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