A recent study published in Geophysical Research Letters has suggested that the rapidly melting sea ice in the Arctic will create new shipping lanes that can reduce transit times between Northern Europe and East Asia, but it may also increase the incidence of heavy fog, which can pose risks to mariners.

The study predicts that the safety slowdowns due to fog could add up to 1-4 days to the transit time, and weather routing choices may need to optimize for less transit time through foggy areas.

The researchers used standard computer models to predict the formation of fog in a warming Arctic and determined that coastal areas, which are typically busy for shipping, will be particularly prone to intense fog.

They suggest weather-routing options to minimize transit time, especially in the Canadian and Alaskan Arctic, and caution that previously designed shipping routes based on the shortest distance may not be the safest due to the potential presence of sea fog along the routes.

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