Sean Callebs

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.
Builders of Canada’s ice road hope to improve economic opportunity The remoteness of the Arctic region can be costly and stunt economic opportunities, a new path north from Canada is currently being built to aid trade, but not everyone agrees that it’s a road to progress. CCTV America’s Sean Callebs reports, in his latest installment of our series: On Thin Ice.
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.
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.
New access to natural resources opening in Arctic As the ice thins and melts, new areas are opening on both land and sea.
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.
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.
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.