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The melting Arctic ice is a major concern for climate change and global warming experts, but for some the changing landscape could bring in new economic opportunities.

Arctic ice melted to all-time low this summer, about half its size in 1980. The ice cap at the North Pole measured 1.32 million square miles on Sunday. That's 18 percent smaller than the previous record of 1.61 million square miles set in 2007, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colo. 

The melting sea ice means more shipping routes can open up and create more access to natural resources. How will the new normal impact our daily life and economy? 

Walt Meier, ice expert at the National Snow and Ice Data Center, will join The Daily Circuit Friday. Heather Conley, senior fellow and director of the Europe program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, will also join the discussion.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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