very huge success last year in the arctic zero. played a critical role and that was the protection of the role sea this is the biggest protected. on the planet. in. the nation it was a big deal but you won't hear about it in many of the western media and this is another question that i want to ask you about for all the tensions between russia and the west i know that many western countries do recognize that russia is trying to be good when it comes to the arctic and when it comes. today on toxic as well and yet there are also many politicians who are reluctant to call parades with russia in those areas specifically because they have geopolitical disagreements in areas i wonder how challenging is it to keep the arctic issue or the antarctica. sized isn't even possible i think we should do more to make sure that because there are. geopolitical issues because arctic is so central everyone would loose by the very when they go to the united states our defense defend russia in a different united states because. every post. conflicts shou

the arctic to be in the driving seat lead this but you definitely also need. the european and europe there's also have a stake in the arctic by the huge success last year in the. critical role and that was the protection of the this is the biggest protection and they were on the plan that. it was a big deal but you won't hear about it in many of the western media and this is another question that i want to ask you about for all the tensions between russia and the west i know that many western countries do recognize that russia is trying to be good when it comes to the arctic and when it comes to the antarctic as well and yet they're also nany. who are reluctant to call parade with russia in those areas specifically because they have geopolitical disagreements in areas i wonder how challenging is it to keep the arctic issue or the antarctic issue sized isn't even possible i think we should do more to make sure that because there are. geopolitical issues because arctic is so central everyone would loose by the very when they go to the united states are different

the arctic could be in the driving seat leave this but you definitely also need. the european and the europe for them and then there's also have a stake in the arctic by the very huge success last year in the. critical role and that was the protection of the this is the biggest protection and they were on the planet. it was a big deal but you won't hear about it in many of the western media and this is another question that i want to ask you about for all the tensions between russia and the west i know that many western countries do recognise that russia is trying to be good when it comes to the arctic and when it comes to the antarctic as well and they're also many politicians who are reluctant to call parade with russia in those areas specifically because they have geopolitical disagreements in areas i wonder how challenging is it to keep the arctic issue or the antarctic issue deeply just sized isn't even possible i think we should do more to make sure that because there are. geopolitical issues because arctic is so central everyone would loose by the very when

at the moment, we're seeing a few experimental voyages through the arctic.nues to melt, the possibility of having more commercial ships travelling through the region will only increase. ice—strengthened ships may be able to go right over the pole by the middle of the century. the team do not know how far north they'll get. but this expedition into the unknown may be the start of a new era of arctic voyages. rebecca morelle, bbc news. that is good life to an adventurer who has completed several expeditions to the north and south poles. i know you are not a climate scientist but you have many years of experience of boots on the ground. is it not the case that very soon or inafew is it not the case that very soon or in a few decades there will be no arctic ice in the summer months? there's no question that the arctic ocean will be ice free in the summertime in as little as 20 or 30 yea rs summertime in as little as 20 or 30 years and already this year we are seeing one of the lowest recorded amounts of ice in history. seeing one of the lowest recorded amounts o

at the moment, we're seeing a few experimental voyages through the arctic.ility of having more commercial ships travelling through the region will only increase. ice—strengthened ships may be able to go right over the pole by the middle of the century. the team do not know how far north they'll get. but this expedition into the unknown may be the start of a new era of arctic voyages. rebecca morelle, bbc news. for more on this i've been speaking to eric larsen, polar adventurer and guide who has completed several expeditions to the north pole. yeah, there's no question that the arctic ocean will be ice—free in the summertime in as little as 20 or 30 years and already this year we are seeing one of the lowest recorded amounts of ice in history. i know you have said that if everest was blown up tomorrow there would be an outcry, but here is the arctic disappearing and very little is being done about it. yes, people find it hard to understand exactly what the arctic ocean environment is like. i often times get questioned about even if there is land at the north

maintain and increase awareness of the issues facing the arctic. environment the level of human level as well as the arctic ice are up with the changing global warming is affecting this part of the world foster than we are experiencing us we're on the we need to be aware of thoughts in my. speeches and conversations i want to emphasize the need to take countermeasures you need for. looking at the environment first and the interests of the local population. there are issues fisheries changing patterns of micro torrie species plastic in the oceans which is a great. of great concern to us iceland as we so we we need to live off the resources in the oceans so we need to have healthy oceans and the our stick is vital part of that and therefore we are attending this conference now all those all of those issues are obviously very important but they ability to make any sort of progress on them would depend on the geopolitics of the day and i think. many of those countries will the present at this summit in a hunger risk are going through very substantial e

and the problem is not only arctic. if we lose the arctic, we lose the globe. that is reality. so we must fight against those emissions spreading black carbon. approximate -- i understood that the united states is going to put it in half. and we know that black carbon sources are a lot of them in ussia. they are old-fashioned energy plants producing heating. the other problem is flaring, you know. that in the oil fields, they flare up, the extra gas. and the amount is huge. yearly they flare 40 times more han finland. so if we can -- and here comes also business to the picture. it would be a good business to renew those old-fashioned plants, to make more with less energy. it would be a business to stop flaring, to take use of that gas, which is now burned. and i think that these elements are things that we can continue discussing in the arctic council. we have inherited the chairmanship from the united states, and we continue the work. president trump: we had a very good discussion, in particular, n the arctic and black carbon. and i think we have much in agreement. one of the

arctic finland firmly believes that business and environment can be winners in the arctic. is reducing black carbon. lookingident, i'm forward to even closer cooperation with you and your great nation. i want to thank you. thank you. >> thank you. [applause] >> so we'll take a couple of questions. how about we go to texas. todd gilman. todd? mr. president. >> yes. >> i'm wondering what you can tell the people of texas to terms of long-term recovery efforts and in particular, you have been with some key congressional leaders. you've also threatened a potentiallyhutdown next month over border wall funding. are these going to hamper long-term -- the funding that will be needed long-term for recovery? >> no, todd. i think you're going to see very rapid action from congress, certainly from the president. and you're gonna get your funding. it's a terrible tragedy. your governor has been absolutely outstanding in the entires done, and his before staff. and i will say that i just spoke is working like 24/7. we expect to have requests on our desk fairly soon. and we think that congr

it melts the ice and the problem if we lose arctic the arctic we lose the globe we must fighty so against those emissions black carbon and i understood that the united to put it in g half and we know that black sources are a lot of them n russia, they are ld-fashioned energy plants producing heating and the other flaring.is you know that in oil fields they .lair up the extra and the amount is huge. hey flair 40 more times than finland. so if we can and here comes also busine business, it would be a good those s to renew old-fashioned plans to make more with less energy. to stop be the business flaring to take use of that gas burned for when? and to i think that this things that we can continue to discuss. we have inherited the chairmanship from the united states and we continue the work. had a good discussion in particular on the arctic and and i think we have much in agreement one of the on.gs we also agree we want crystal clean water and we want clean air. cleanest ever. very important. so we have a lot of agreement. roberts, yes? president, thank you so much. president i have a questio

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coast guard recently said that the arctic could be the next south china sea and territorial disputes you agree. i'm not sure becomes the next south china sea where you have the chinese going up and building islands artificial islands like they're doing in the south china sea the arctic still a pretty even though it's melting it's still a pretty forbidding environment but he is correct in that. they're territorial claims with denmark in greenland with norway with russia with canada with the united states the arctic powers and then also the non arctic powers that want to have the right to pass through the northern passage now that you know climate change is creating a ceiling there and so there are going to be competing claims and when there are competing claims in the maritime spear that draws in coast guards and navies and there's going to and there are a bunch of folks that we shoulder to shoulder in the arctic you know russia claims most of the arctic right they right i don't think they're right look everybody has pretty expansive claims that's what you do and there's never been a

and the problem is not only arctic. if we lose the arctic, we lose the globe. that is reality.those emissions spreading black carbon. i understood that the united states is going to put it in half, and we know that black carbon sources are a lot of them in russia. they are old-fashioned energy plants producing heating. the other problem is flaring, you know, in oil fields they flare up the extra gas, and the amount is huge. yearly they flare 40 times more than finland spends in gas. so if we can -- and here comes social business to the picture, it would be a good business to renew those old-fashioned plants, to make more with less energy. it would be a business to stop flaring, to take use of that gas which is now burned f. i think these are elements that we are discussing in arctic council. we have inherited the cha chairmanship from the united states and we continue the work. >> we had a very good discussion, in particular on the arctic and black carbon. and i think we have much in agreement. one of the things we also agree on, we want crystal clean water and we want clean ai

and the problem is not only arctic. if we lose the arctic, we lose the globe. that is a reality. we must fight against those emissions spreading the black carbon. i understand that the united states is going to put in half and we know that black carbon sources are a lot of them are in russia. they are old fashioned energy plants. they're producing heating. the other problem is flaring. you know, that -- you know, in oil fields they flare up, and the amount is huge yearly. they flare 40 times more than finland has spent. so if we can -- and here comes our business, it would be a good business to renew those old fashioned plants, to make more with less energy. it would be a business to stop flaring, to take use of that gas which has now burned and i think that these elements are things that we can continue discussing in the arctic council. we have inherited the chairmanship from the united states and we continue the work. >> we had a very good discussion in particular on the arctic and black carbon. and i think we have much in agreement. one of the things we also agree on, we want

the problem is not always arctic. if we lose the arctic, we lose the globe. that is reality. against those emissions spreading black carbon. i understood that the united states is going to put in, and we know that black carbon sources, a lot of them in russia. they are old-fashioned. producing heating. the other is flaring. we know that in oil fields, the extra, and the amount is huge. they flare 40 times more than is spent. if we can, and here comes also, business. to the picture. it would be a good business to renew those old plans. to make more with less. it would be a business to stop flaring, to take use of that gas, which is now a burning. i think these elements show that we can continue discussing in the arctic council, have heritage from the united states, and we continue to work. >> president trump: we had a very good discussion about the arctic and carbon. i think we have much in agreement. one of the things we also agree on. we want crystal, clean water. we want clean area. the cleanest ever. very important. we have a lot of agreement. john roberts, yes? >> mr. pre

it helps to sustain them during the long arctic winter. back up.m it up, it softens up like chocolate. it's a richness you can't get from anything else. so take that one. i'lljust have a little one. put it on your tongue. don't try and chew it real fast, just kind of let it dissolve a little bit in your mouth. then start chewing it. but it should... it's not oily. it's not like crisco oil. no. no, it's not my thing. i don't mind the meat, i don't mind the meat of it, but i'm not mad on that. hunters always have a knife on them. we use white because the whales can see colour. niaomi is a whale hunter. she takes us to a feast on the beach. the inupiat have hunted the bowhead whale in their sealskin boats for thousands of years. now donald trump intends to reverse the ban on drilling in the arctic ocean. and many are afraid they will lose their way of life. i honestly want to be at the shore and tell him no, you can't. i mean, just imagine if there were to be a big spill in the ocean. none of this would be happening right now. but like the rest of ala

we can't afford to losing the pristine arctic nature.believes that business and the environment can both be winners in the arctic. a good example is reducing black carbon. mr. president, i'm looking forward to even closer cooperation with you and your great nation. i want to thank you. thank you. >> thank you very much. >> so we'll take a couple of questions. how about we go to texas. todd gilman. todd? >> thank you, mr. president. >> yes. >> i'm wondering what you can tell the people of texas to expect in terms of long-term recovery efforts and in particular you have been feuding with some key congressional leaders. you have also threatened a government shutdown potentially next month over border wall funding. are these going to hammer long-term the funding that will be needed long term for recovery? -- hamper? >> no, todd. you will see rapid action from congress, certainly from the president. you will get your funding. it is a terrible tragedy. your governor has been absolutely outstanding in the job he has done and his entire staff. a

it's been impossible until now because of arctic ice.ey may now be possible. hadow left nome in alaska earlier today. this is the route he and his crew will take in two 50—foot yachts — sailing along the baring strait into the central arctic ocean. they'll then use satellites to plot the best route through the ice during the six—week expedition. our science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. setting off into uncharted arctic waters, a pair of yachts attempting a first — sailing all the way to the north pole. a crew of ten and dog, fukimi, have just departed from alaska. led by british explorer, pen hadow, they have a 3,500 mile voyage ahead. for the first time in human history, possibly for the first time ini30,000 years, it is now possible to sail ships into this sea area. it's the rapidly warming conditions in the arctic that have made this expedition even possible. this shows how sea ice has melted over time. the smaller the circle, the less ice that year. there's still data to come for 2017, but already it doesn't look good. a

it helps to sustain them during the long arctic winter. back up. it softens up like chocolate. it's a richness you can't get from anything else. so take that one. i'lljust have a little one. put it on your tongue. don't try and chew it real fast, just kind of let it dissolve a little bit in your mouth. then start chewing it. but it should... it's not oily. it's not like crisco oil. no. no, it's not my thing. i don't mind the meat, i don't mind the meat of it, but i'm not mad on that. hunters always have a knife on them. we use white because the whales can see colour. niaomi is a whale hunter. she takes us to a feast on the beach. the inupiat have hunted the bowhead whale in their sealskin boats for thousands of years. now donald trump intends to reverse the ban on drilling in the arctic ocean. and many are afraid they will lose their way of life. i honestly want to be at the shore and tell him, "no, you can't." i mean, just imagine if there were to be a big spill in the ocean. none of this would be happening right now. but like the rest of alaska,

it's been impossible until now because of arctic ice.—mile journey may now be possible. our science correspondent rebecca morelle reports. setting off into uncharted arctic waters, a pair of yachts attempting a first — sailing all the way to the north pole. a crew of ten and dog, fukimi, have just departed from alaska. led by british explorer, pen hadow, they have a 3,500 mile voyage ahead. for the first time in human history, possibly for the first time in130,000 years, it is now possible to sail ships into this sea area. it's the rapidly warming conditions in the arctic that have made this expedition even possible. this shows how sea ice has melted over time. the smaller the circle, the less ice that year. there's still data to come for 2017, but already it doesn't look good. a large—scale analysis, from the us polar science centre, estimates that, from the late 1970s, half of the volume of sea ice has been lost. it means that once inaccessible waters are opening up, and researchers say this could lead to significant changes, especiall

there's something called the arctic council. nato kind of on one side, russia on the oomph let's hope we can find a way to use diplomacy to avoid further conflict in the high north. and we don't have enough ice breakers. anybody know how many the ice breakers the united states has? one. you get the prize. denmark, a nation of 4 million people, they have six. russia has dozens. china has 12 and is building more. we need to step up our game if we're going to operate in the high north. so, lastly, having walked you through a few of the world residents oceans, let me turn to what call sometimes the outlaw sea. the outlaw see, the oceans are the largest crime scene in the world. pollution. dumping. acidification, piracy itself, fishing, underreported, underregulateed. catches of protein down 60% over the last two decades. and the oceans are warming. again, we can have a debate about why that is happening but it's a fact. and, again, environmentally, we face the long-term challenge because our oxygen comes from the oceans. with all re

are we entering a new era of arctic voyages?e by a yacht has just set off from alaska. they are travelling 5500 kilometres, trying to get around to the geographic north pole. it is being led by a british explorer. for the first time in human history, possibly for 100,000 years, it is now possible to sail ships into this area. what this means is the wildlife living in the area are now vulnerable. that was then speaking before they said. we can show you where the boats are now, because they are showing live update. that is where they have got to. some pictures for you. they are travelling on two boats, ten crew and a dog, and they are sailing. the melting of the sea ice is making this possible. in the last 85 years, the figure is more than one third of the figure is more than one third of the area of sea ice has gone. once inaccessible waters are opening up. this is not the first time that explorer has tried to get to the north pole. he made a trip on foot, but he sped a lot of time in the water and the ice. i have to tell you fro

ok right no arctic melts down. but who knows what will happen in three or four hundred years maybe it starts it will start to cool. where i always mention northern hemisphere once i was in the antarctic. there are several russian and arctic stations and we monitor the climate for sixty years. and the amount of ice in the doctor is not melting down but it grows. in simple language i think they claim it for the world it's it's like greece is getting cool it's getting warmer it's getting cool in getting warmer and to make very far reaching conclusions you need a scientific data. for a period of at least one thousand years so make conclusions. and so far have st if your data. let's say one hundred years it's nothing it's purely nothing. right so let's wait and see two three hundred years or so happens i want to touch upon another topic which is water water. shortfall which is also predicted in twenty thirty in the united nations' protocol you know there are already tensions when you look at egypt and its neighbors to f

let's go north to the arctic.n the left is a doomed vessel, the uss janet, sailed and powered itself up into the high north in mid-19th century, got caught in the ice, it's crude, most of them lost, a handful escaped, it shows us that even as late as the -- late 19th century we had no idea what was in the high north. today i will tell you as a fact that the ice is melting. we can have a big debate, i'm here as a mariner and i am telling you as a fact, the ice is melting, as a result, those sea lanes of communication are going to open, hydrocarbons will be available and significant competition in the high north. we have a chance, unfortunately of turning this into a real cold war, punt intended, over time and russia on one side of this arctic and five nato nations, u.s., canada, denmark because of greenland, iceland, norway on the other side. this because of the ice melting will create real geopolitical challenge. there is something called the arctic council, nato kind of one side and russia on the other, let's hop

setting off into uncharted arctic waters.ave just departed from alaska. led by british explorer pen hadow, they have a 3,500—mile voyage ahead. for the first time in human history, possibly for the first time in130,000 years, it is now possible to sail ships into the sea area. it is the rapidly warming conditions in the arctic that have made this expedition even possible. there is still dated come for 2017, but the amount of ice does not look good. since the 1970s, it is estimated that half of the body of seaice estimated that half of the body of sea ice has been lost. 0nce inaccessible waters are opening up. at reading university, scientists are studying how this could change these commercial shipping routes. instead of having to sail around the frozen pole, they will have a new short cut. at the moment we are seeing a few experimental voyages through the arctic. in the future, as the ice continues to melt, the possibility of having more commercial ships travelling through the region will only increase. an ice—strengthened s

i think the arctic could be one of those zones. so i'm cautiously optimistic that we'll be able to preserve this extremely fragile environment one which has never known had war, and over o time find a cooperative relationship with russia. there because it is in their interest as well with as ours. yes, sir. has to do with china you mentioned confrontation with china and south china sea, which i've heard from other areas, and seems to me that britain had a similar issue with the united states around the turn of the vie with the caribbean and united states we were going to grab it and britain had a choice to confront the united states or o they could -- let united states take control of the caribbean with with desperate threats, germany navy, empire and such seems to me looking at the south china sea china has a reason to believe this is their sea. do they really pose such a threat to us that we cannot give them more room to maneuver in south china sea and avoid the confrontation? and seem there that control of that area like most of

ok right now arctic. but who knows what will happen in three or four hundred years maybe it's thought it will start to cool. well i always mention northern hemisphere once i was in that. there are several russian untalked extinctions and we monitor the climate for over sixty years. and the amount of ice in the doctor is not melting at all but in groups. in simple language i think the climate for the world it's it like greece is getting cooler it's getting warmer it's giving you warm and to make very far reaching conclusions you need a scientific data. for a period of at least one thousand years so. if you. they want nothing to see to three hundred years what happens there are in touch upon another topic which is. water water. shortfall which is also predicted in. but or could be some yes. to make it short i believe in that. once lived in africa. i'm an old spy ok. and right now it's already a huge problem in africa with freshwater it already exists and there are lots of areas in the world central asian so

and then the canadian government gets ready to shell out millions to protect the arctic all that and more coming up. good evening it's tuesday august twenty ninth five pm in washington d.c. i'm on your parm pill you're watching our team america we begin at this hour with the devastation caused by hurricane and now tropical storm harvey the rain continues to pour over south texas as rescuers race to get those who are stranded as the water rapidly rises take a look at some of the most harrowing moments. to . live. lives. i i. absolutely terrifying scene some of those images for the very latest on that devastation we have a live team coverage trinity chavez reporting from new york and running important in miami trinity let's start with you how bad are things in houston right now this disaster is unfolding on an epic scale today marks the sixth consecutive day that hurricane harvey has just pummeled southeast texas just moments ago the american firm about the death of a police officer who was trapped in his flooded patrol car raising the death toll now to at least ten people with dozens

he‘ll sail along the baring strait into the central arctic ocean.ks. 0ur science correspondent, rebecca morelle, reports. setting off into uncharted arctic waters, a pair of yachts attempting a first — sailing all the way to the north pole. a crew of ten and the dog have just departed from alaska, led by british explorer, pen hadow, they have a 3,500 mile voyage ahead. for the first time in human history, possibly for the first time in130,000 years, it is now possible to sail ships into this sea area. it‘s rapid warming that‘s made this expedition even possible. this shows how sea ice has melted over time. the smaller the circle, the less ice that year. there‘s still data to come for 2017, but already it doesn‘t look good. since the 1970s, it‘s estimated that half of the volume of sea ice has been lost. it means that once inaccessible waters are opening up and researchers say this could lead to significant changes, especially for commercial ships routes. the north pole is here. what we‘re seeing... at reading university, scientists say that instead

but as the arctic sea ice melts, scientists have been able to learn more about them and their behaviour findings. jane 0'brien went to take a look often called see unicorns, narwhals are among the most mysterious creatures of the arctic. their frozen habitat has made them how to study but as the ice melts, these aquatic mammals are becoming more accessible to scientists who hope to solve perhaps the biggest mystery of them all, the purpose of the narwhal‘s tusk. a lot of people think this task is a horn, but it's not, it's a too, isn't it, and you're a dentist, which probably makes sense. a dentist to one of the most extraordinary mourinho was on the planet. it's a sensory organ, the planet. it's a sensory organ, the 16 year studies we have done have shown tiny nerve endings between the outside of the tusk and the inner nerve which is directly connected to the brain. it's a sensory probe if you will. that's one of many theories although most scientists believe the task is used by males to attract females. this exhibition presents an overview of the latest research. it also shows how nar

the problem is not only arctic. we lose the arctic, we lose the globe. that is reality.ight against those emissions spreading black carbon. i understood the united states is going to. sources, a lotl of them in russia, they are old-fashioned energy plants using heating. the other problem is flaring. you know, in oil fields, they flareup the extra gas, and the amount is huge yearly. they flare more than 40 times more than finland spends. the business to the picture. it would be a good business to renew those old-fashioned plants, to make more with less energy. it would be a business of gas, whichtake that has now burned. areink these elements things we can continue discussing in the arctic council. we have inherited the chairmanship from the united states and continue the work. trump: we had a very good discussion in particular on the arctic and black carbon. we have much in agreement. one of the things we also agree ,n, we want crystal clean water and we want clean air, the cleanest ever. very important. john roberts, yes? >> mr. president, thank you so much. mr. preside

in the arctic and already about. i'm sure that this. movement over russia in the direction of the arctic will continue that i am absolutely sure. it depends how economic interests and economic reasons coincides with in the mental protection. if we speak your boats oil rigs or mitchell yes reeks of. they should be much more reliable and safe than for example those used in on the offshore for african in nigeria so environmental limitations and rules should be much stricter than that elsewhere and i got to say i don't want to comment on politics but sometimes anything that has to do with environment is linked to politics and you can't separate these two and you said that russia will continue its nose into stark ticks so let us arctic military drills they have cost a lot of awkward here open the media has actually even compared it to the cold war style same or rattling why do you think that anything that russia does in your region is automatically considered as a question. well i don't see much military activity in the arctic to be frank i

at the moment we are seeing a few experimental voyages through the arctic.having more commercial ships travelling through the region will only increase. an ice—strengthened ship will be able to go right over the pole by the middle of the century. pen hadow has already experienced the dramatic changes in the arctic first—hand. his last trip north in 2009 was on foot, but he spent much of his time in the water. this time, he has six weeks of sailing ahead. the team do not know how far north they will get, but this expedition into the unknown may be the start of a new era

it helps to sustain them during the long arctic winter.ongue. don‘t try and chew it real fast, just kind of let it dissolve a little bit in your mouth. then start chewing it. but it should... it‘s not oily. it‘s not like crisco oil. no. no, it‘s not my thing. i don‘t mind the meat, i don‘t mind the meat of it, but i‘m not mad on that. hunters always have a knife on them. we use white because the whales can see colour. niaomi is a whale hunter. she takes us to a feast on the beach. the inupiat have hunted the bowhead whale in their sealskin boats for thousands of years. now donald trump intends to reverse the ban on drilling in the arctic ocean. and many are afraid they will lose their way of life. i honestly want to be at the shore and tell him no, you can‘t. i mean, just imagine if there were to be a big spill in the ocean. none of this would be happening right now. but like the rest of alaska, this town is almost entirely dependent on oil. taxes on the industry in other parts of the country pay for the infrastructure and every alaskan ge

it helps to sustain them during the long arctic winter. back up.just have a little one. put it on your tongue. don't try and chew it real fast, just kind of let it dissolve a little bit in your mouth. then start chewing it. but it should... it's not oily. it's not like crisco oil. no. no, it's not my thing. i don't mind the meat, i don't mind the meat of it, but i'm not mad on that. hunters always have a knife on them. we use white because the whales can see colour. niaomi is a whale hunter. she takes us to a feast on the beach. the inupiat have hunted the bowhead whale in their sealskin boats for thousands of years. now donald trump intends to reverse the ban on drilling in the arctic ocean. and many are afraid they will lose their way of life. i honestly want to be at the shore and tell him no, you can't. i mean, just imagine if there were to be a big spill in the ocean. none of this would be happening right now. but like the rest of alaska, this town is almost entirely dependent on oil. taxes on the industry in other parts of the country pay for

in addition, we look forward to your leadership as share of the arctic council the arctic region has our nations, very much so the foundation of our friendship is our shared love of freedom. on behalf of all americans i congratulate you and the finnish people on the 100th anniversary of finland's independence. 100 years. fantastic. in honor of finland's centennial, the united states is couldn't bursting an additional half million dollars to the fullbright finland foundation. through the fullbright program we are sending more of our best and brightest to find land, forging lasting connections between americans and finns. on the economic front we seek fair and reciprocal trade to benefit both of our countries. i applaud finnish companies to their commitment to increased are investment in the united states, adding new technologies and adding good jobs for hard working americans. thank you. the u.s.-finnish partnership is rooted in our shared interests and common values. as president, and i must say and i want to thank you, president, we've discussed and we look forward to further streng

setting off into uncharted arctic rules has. apparent yachts attempting a fast sending all the way to the north pole. a crew of ten and don't think he may have just departed from alaska. let's buy british explorer pen hadow they have a three thousand full eight hundred mile voyage ahead. for the first time in human history possibly the first time in a hundred and thirty thousand years. it is now possible to sail ships into this sea area. it's the rapidly warming conditions in the arctic the of may this expedition even possible. this shows how ceiling says melted over time the some of the circle then laughs ice that year. they still take as a comment for twenty seven team up already it doesn't look goo. a large scale analysis from the u. s. proto science and tech estimates that from the late nineteen seventies hoff of the volume of sea ice has been lost. it means that once inaccessible whilst his up opening up. researchers say this could lead to significant changes. especially for commercial shipping rates. morale is here. i'm wh

it's expected to continue to lose its steam as it moves into ever closer toward the arctic circle in fact but this continues to remain well out to sea. but you tend to have indirect impacts from situations like this. if you're going to the shore at any point the rest of the afternoon here we've got to watch out for dangerous surf and rip currents. have a floatation device if you want to go into the water. it's a really nice afternoon. i can't blame you but make sure you're swimming near a

maintain and increase awareness of the issues facing the arctic. environment the level of human level as well. the arctic is are up with the changing global warming is affecting this part of the world faster than we are experiencing us we're on the we need to be aware of thoughts in my. speeches and conversations i want to emphasize. the need.