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The unforgiving Arctic climate, vividly detailed in both text and archival photographs, took its toll on Peary, but Henson survived with no recorded ill effects. Joan Masterton, who spent 30 years working with Canada's meteorological service, presented findings of the 2004 Arctic Climate Assessment Report, which include evidence that the Arctic is melting and that trans-Arctic shipping will likely be common within the next 50 to 100 years. In Alaska, western Canada and eastern Russia, average temperatures have increased as much as 4[degrees]F to 7[degrees]F in the past 50 years, reports the multinational Arctic Climate Impact Assessment. |
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