- Ice breaking ships opening up passages to navigate the Arctic Despite the historic deal climate change has already transformed parts of the world.
- Climate change brings Arctic whole new way of life Climate change is altering more than the landscape in the arctic it’s bringing new jobs and progress to an area steeped in tradition, and a culture characterized by hunting and trapping.
- Oil spill concerns in Alaska’s Arctic region For generations, it was unheard of drilling for offshore oil in extreme conditions in the Arctic.
- Annual reindeer crossing in Canada’s Northwest Territories The changing climate is posing challenges for indigenous peoples living north of the Arctic Circle but it’s not changing some of their long-held traditions.
- The search for more oil in the Arctic In Paris, much of the talk at a highly regarded climate change summit is revolving around curbing greenhouse gas emissions and easing global dependence on oil and gas. Big oil giants are going to the harshest climates, at the farthest reaches of the earth, to find more energy.
- Aboard a bulk cargo container ship in the Arctic Climate change is faster and more severe in the Arctic than most of the world. It’s getting warmer there each year.
- Dog sledding in the Arctic becomes a thing of the past Climate change is faster and more severe in the Arctic than most of the planet.
- Living in one of world’s harshest climates The Arctic is changing. There really is no debate about that.
- 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.
- CCTV America’s ‘On Thin Ice’ screens at National Press Club The people of the Arctic are among the first on Earth to experience the direct impacts of global warming, and it was their compelling stories that prompted CCTV America to produce a new documentary about the repercussions of climate change on the people, land, and wildlife of the Arctic.
- Where do indigenous people live in the Arctic? There are only about 100,000 indigenous people that live within the Arctic Circle in Alaska and in Canada, comprising 2.5 percent of the 4 million people that live in the Arctic worldwide, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration‘s Arctic Research Program.
- 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.
- On Thin Ice: A closer look at the story CCTV America’s Sean Callebs spent three months in the arctic to explore how this harsh environment is warming at rapid rates.
- 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.
- Permafrost and sea ice are canaries in the coal mine Our first stop during our months of reporting on climate change in the high north, wasn’t in the Arctic – but it was an important visit. Permafrost is becoming more and more critical to greenhouse gases filtering into the atmosphere. We went to the permafrost research tunnel in Fairbanks, Alaska to learn more.
- 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.
- Watch a sneak peek of ‘On Thin Ice’ “On Thin Ice: The People of the North” is a CCTV America documentary production premiering this week.
- Behind the scenes I spent about two and a half months in the Arctic and in Alaska working on “On Thin Ice.” It’s tough to condense how amazing it was to be in the environment, and what it meant to drive on a frozen river, or spend hours out on the frozen Arctic Ocean on a snowmobile.