Eva Holland is a freelance writer and editor based in the Yukon Territory. She’s a former editor at Up Here, World Hum, and Vela, and her work has also appeared in Outside, Pacific Standard, Smithsonian, the Walrus, Canadian Geographic, AFAR, and many other publications in print and online. https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/contributor/eva-holland/rss en Research Shipping Fri, 24 Feb 2017 08:03:07 +0000 Eva Holland https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/02/24/northwest-passage-still-out-of-reach-despite-rise-in-shipping-traffic https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2017/02/24/northwest-passage-still-out-of-reach-despite-rise-in-shipping-traffic Researchers have charted an increase in Arctic shipping numbers, but Canada’s Northwest Passage is unlikely to become a regular route any time soon, due to the enduring presence of hard, thick, multi-year sea ice in the more northerly channels.