Comment by metalman
11 hours ago
Artic sea ice is at record low area. Sea ice volume is less easily documented, but all the data points to a steady dramatic decline.
https://nsidc.org/sea-ice-today
China is working with Russia and other countrys to build out a vast rail network that is pushing westward, and I think delivering small(token) trains to scandenavia already. The bottom line is that China can deliver what you want, where you want it, when you want it, at a price you cant say no too.
My favorite website to see all the relevant climate trends:
https://climatereanalyzer.org/clim/seaice_daily/?nhsh=nh
According to that graph we're not currently at the absolute record low (2020 and 2016 were lower apparently), but only because so many of the recent years were record-low years.