- Project Chariot planned to use nuclear warheads to create port in Alaska In the late 1950’s, the U.S. government planned to develop a deep-water port off the far northwestern corner of Alaska. The plans moved forward, despite the fact the waters in the region are frozen solid most of the year.
- Rising temperatures lead to melting permafrost As global leaders meet to discuss climate change, a group of researchers in the Arctic are focusing on permafrost. Permafrost is exactly what it sounds like: ground that’s permanently frozen. But a tiny uptick in temperatures is fueling concern that thawing earth could lead to engineering disasters and worsen global warming.
- Climate change and its effect on a way of life in Alaska Climate change is having a dramatic effect on the people who have carved out a way of life in the harsh region. It’s also threatening one of their most cherished practices, whaling.
- The beauty of the Arctic in sights and sounds Here are some of the beautiful sights and sounds of the Arctic captured by photojournalist Andrew Smith.
- The people of ‘On Thin Ice’ Here are vignettes of some of the people featured in “On Thin Ice.”
- Taking dressing in layers to another level in the Arctic Photographer Andrew Smith and I went to the Arctic in mid-March, while it was still winter. It was routinely -25 Celsius, more often than not with blowing snow and strong gusting winds.
- The Arctic is a bad place to get stuck in the snow Part of producing these stories involved a lot of road miles. Sean and Andrew learned the hard way to be careful on picking their roads.
- Sunset time lapse videos from the top of the globe As part of their working assignment Sean Callebs and Andrew Smith were able to see some spectacular sunset from the Arctic.
- Sampling the food of the Arctic One thing you learn quickly when visiting small Arctic indigenous communities, is how important subsistence hunting is to the residents.
- Stops along the way creating ‘On Thin Ice’ The locations where “On Thin Ice” was produced:
- Icebreaking the Northwest Passage You cannot talk about the change in conditions in the Arctic in North America without talking about being able to navigate the “Northwest Passage.”
- Behind the lens Covering the complex and controversial topic of global warming can be a tall task. Even when reporting from a part of the world that has seen the most dramatic effects of climate change, filming day-to-day in the arctic is a challenge on many levels.
- Learning to drive a dog sled the hard way OK, the animals are sled dogs. Now, is the contraption they drag around called a dog sled?
- Videos from On Thin Ice Watch the videos from behind the scenes and CCTV America newscasts here.