In the Arctic, the major climate threat of black carbon is overshadowed by geopolitical tensions

By PETER PRENGAMAN

REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — As rising global temperatures speed up the melting of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, it’s set off a boom of ships taking routes that previously were frozen and not traversable.

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