Category: Warming
This story presses nearly every button on the newsdesk's sure-thing control panel. Had Tim Blair blogged about it he would probably have headlined it "Awareness Raised".
Prince Albert reaches North Pole
Prince Albert of Monaco has become the first head of state in office to reach the North Pole after a four-day expedition to draw attention to the effects of global warming.
The prince and seven team members departed from a Russian base on Thursday for the 60-mile trip across the ice using dog-pulled sledges. They battled against harsh weather conditions, difficult visibility and fissures in the ice underfoot.
Having reached his goal, the 48-year-old prince planted Monaco's flag and the flag of the International Olympic Committee, of which he is a member, at the top of the world.
Imagine if he had taken Paris Hilton with him on the sled, "Man bites dog" would be a distant memory in journalism history. |
