World Dec 12 Watch 7:47 Warming Arctic with less ice heats up Cold War tensions The Arctic is warming up at near-record speed, twice as fast as the rest of the planet due to climate change, according to the recently-released Arctic Report Card 2020. Shrinking sea ice opens up the inhospitable far North to more… By Benedict Moran, Jorgen Samso
Science Oct 16 Watch 4:19 Pandemic pauses the growing season for this Arctic gardening guru North of the Arctic Circle, in the tiny Alaskan village of Anaktuvuk, one woman is trying to expand agriculture in a climate largely hostile to it. NasaÄĦraq Rainey Hopson has successfully grown fresh produce for her community for several years,… By Erin McKinstry, Alaska Public Media
World Jun 16 Kerry tours Arctic Circle to see climate change impact U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited Norway's extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened new sea lanes. By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Dec 15 Denmark stakes claim to oil-rich North Pole On Monday, the European nation delivered an official claim to a United Nations council in New York, part of a the race to own the Arctic that includes Norway, Canada and Russia. By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy
Nov 30 Watch Ground Zero for climate change in Alaska More than 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, Alaska’s North Slope is ground zero for global climate change. NewsHour producer April Brown reports the melting ice has opened up opportunity for shipping and other development – industry that could… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch Melting Ice, Warming Waters Could Erode Way of Life for Alaska's North Slope Melting Ice, Warming Waters Could Erode Way of Life for Alaska's North Slope… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch Earth Loses Its 'Air Conditioner': Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level Earth Loses Its 'Air Conditioner': Arctic Ice Cap Shrinks to Record Low Level… Continue watching
Aug 20 Countries Map Arctic Boundaries to Build Cases for Resource Rights By PBS News Hour As a scramble builds to establish rights over the valuable natural resources hidden under the Arctic sea floor, U.S. researchers embarked from Barrow, Alaska, in mid-August on a three-week mission to map regions of the vast underwater landscape. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch Alaskan Village Copes With Real-life Impacts of Global Climate Change In Shishmaref, Alaska -- a 600-person village 20 miles south of the Arctic Circle -- residents are feeling the effects of climate change: earlier sea ice melts and increasing storm surges. Tom Bearden reports on how the residents are coping. Continue watching