Telegraph (UK): The North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap. Global warming has caused the Arctic icecap to retreat from neigbouring continents creating opening a gap The historic development was revealed by satellite images taken last week showing that both the north-west and north-east passages have been opened by melting ice. Prof Mark Serreze, a sea ice specialist at the National …