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Polar explorer Albert of Monaco warns on global warming

AFP
Mon Apr 17, 2:12 AM ET

MOSCOW - Prince Albert II of Monaco reached the North Pole after a four-day journey by huskies over the frozen land, warning that the Arctic exploration offered a grim view of the effects of global warming.

Speaking to AFP after his arrival, he described the effects of global warming as evident at the top of the world: near the pole some open channels were hardly frozen and the ice was retreating north.

"We must try to find solutions, with scientists obviously, but also at the individual level," Albert, 48, said.

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