to keep out the arctic cold. the important areas can be heated that means to help pad is always free from snow and ice that's absolutely vital for the crew the supplies from the air are that only link with the outside world. to long goes off on the song got any. safety drills are part of the crew's daily routines. they get to the source of the problem within four minutes which is within the committee a time limit. of course a time there was fear we know that lives have gone lost and an oil business and hopefully it won't happen again because we are controlling the rest but this is stout with another we can have a look away from the risks because if we do that of course for the small lives. this human and material effort is enormous and it's only two one and. yeah we like to make history. and i know that if we if we discover an elephant as we call it it will be historical it will day and much more activity off. which will be good for all for both me and for the business of course the arctic is rich in natural reso

disappearing the arctic oceans changing fast. climate changes producing winners and losers. the prospects the polar bear as a bleak adapted to hunting seals on the ice they struggle on land. but arctic fox is need terra firma they now have to share their habitat for the birds the fact that large tracts are now more often ice free is a plus because their food sources are accessible for longer the russian icebreaker continues on its voyage. this jug and what is called fiftieth anniversary of the victory one of the people on board is yan breeder from germany he is the expedition leader on route to the north pole. in my phenomenon it's once in during the twenty nine trips that i've made to the north pole the amount of ice is really very sheets we've encountered ice at seventy six degrees north sometimes at eighty two degrees and. that's why you see what we find this year we are all shot them as they're heading to the north pole fire the friends land archipelago it takes them five days from moments onboard our crew members tourists an

this ice breaker can reach almost any location in the arctic ocean. the battle for the arctic is coming to a head russian scientists are concerned about a unique emancipate. there for years and more could be more powerful more heat so they have a break the device. this russian giant isn't the only one here. a good thousand kilometers further south in transit the norwegians are moving a different kind of steel done ten to position. this is the song got enabled our oil rake it cost almost a billion euros to build the norwegian company's stock toil hopes to discover enormous oil reserves here and has penetrated further north than anyone else of. the manages on his way to the heart of the rig the drilling platform. all with the latest news that this is just a small business the large that's what does the whole job and it's all it's all going to say at the plant all the engineering is all around the small sticking up out doing all along. no other all over again the world is well protected against the cold it can operate at temperatures as low as minus twen

that the arctic region and especially the arctic ocean was an area of military operations with game italy in there and even i would say an area of potential conflict as of the moment of course access to research data was either restricted or totally banned is that going to get that easily. the arctic was the perfect place to hide it became crucial to study gather data and control a high stakes game of cat and mouse was played on to the ice and high above in space. barely a year after the cold war ended a letter arrived at cia headquarters. instigator the up and coming senator. wanted the cia to allow its intelligence day turn systems to be used for environmental study. he was very specific he wanted us to look at vegetative ndaa say that she had physical parameters oceanographic parameters we were not really that was not really our our focus. i was interested in the earth sciences and i had been working many years the cia and other issues and this was something that. kind of spoke to my heart though still in opposition to the republicans decision to involve his national security advisor e

>>> tonight on "nightline" -- inside the melting arctic circle. where the elusive polar bear is clawing for survival. >> their habitat's gone. the world should be interested in this. >> as their environment disappears beneath their feet, these powerful killers are moving inland toward human kind. >> is that the most frightened you've ever been in your life? >> yes. >> our amy robach on a journey to the edge of the earth. >> there are four polar bears right there swimming in the water. that's incredible. >> with the americans who call it home. >> most people here have firearms, just in case. >> and the scientists racing to save this vulnerable species. this special edition of "nightline," vanishing ice, the last american polar bears, will be right back. ♪ ♪ there are two types of people in the world. those who fear the future... and those who embrace it. the future is for the unafraid. ♪ ♪ the future is for the unafraid. [thinking] mexican spices? ♪ [thinking] nacho cheese sauce? they don't want these coming out. who's they? the burger people. they

>>> tonight on "nightline" -- inside the melting arctic circle. where the elusive polar bear is clawing for survival. >> their habitat's gone. the world should be interested in this. >> as their environment disappears beneath their feet, these powerful killers are moving inland toward human kind. >> is that the most frightened you've ever been in your life? >> yes. >> our amy robach on a journey to the edge of the earth. >> there are four polar bears right there swimming in the water. that's incredible. >> with the americans who call it home. >> most people here have firearms, just in case. >> and the scientists racing to save this vulnerable species. this special edition of "nightline," vanishing ice, the last american polar bears, will be right back. >>> this is a special edition of "nightline," "vanishing ice: the last american polar bears." >>> on the pure white ice they are almost invisible, an enduring. >> of the wild arctic. but in recent years the polar bear's come to embody something else. a creature caught in a changing world that's disa

the arctic.an it has been in the past, climate change is supercharging these weather events. we have more unprecedented extremes. that was my next question, whether this is a climate change issue, and if it is, to what extent are we having to get our heads around how things will be different in future? will this becoming more frequent event? we have seen these events occurring more frequently and becoming more extreme over the last four or five yea rs. extreme over the last four or five years. it's a little too soon to say that this is exactly how the arctic will be in future but it is in line with our projections which suggest that this will happen. as i said, it is a weather event that has been turbo—charged by a warmer atmosphere. and we have some evidence that these events have become more frequent. the problem is, we do not have that many observations. it is relatively short, it is difficult to say that this has never happened before. i do think in our records, that go back to the 1950s, we

roger harrabin, bbc news, in the norwegian arctic.disability died from complications caused by constipation, because opportunities to give him life—saving treatment were missed. richard handley, who was 33 and had down‘s syndrome, died in ipswich hospital in 2012. our correspondent michael buchanan reports. richard handley had a lifelong but wholly manageable problem with constipation. he also had down‘s syndrome and learning disabilities, and that, say his family, is why this bubbly, humorous man is dead. i think richard was treated differently because he had a learning disability. i think, you know, as his sister, and as someone who doesn't have a learning disability, if i died very suddenly at the age of 33, i think the reaction would be different. today, a coroner in ipswich found multiple failures in richard's treatment. when his residential care home in lowestoft became a supported living complex in 2010, giving richard more independence, his care deteriorated. gone was the healthy diet. he was allowed to eat what he liked. the

roger harrabin, bbc news, in the norwegian arctic.is marking its 43rd year. thousands of enthusiasts got the chance to look at hundreds of vehicles — some of which are truly legendary, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. if you like vintage cars, then this must be like paradise — the sleek lines, the polished metal, vehicles both from the dawn of the motor age, and some a little more recent. translation: the retromobile show gives us the chance to rediscover the glories of the past. we should not forget that behind each car, there's a man, and it's always human adventure hiding underneath. some of these cars are nearly 100 years old. many of them broke records at legendary race tracks, like linas—montlhery and le mans. it really was another age — shirtsleeves, open—top driving, little care for safety. a dangerous but elegant way to enjoy life at the highest of speeds. one of the star attractions is this aston martin db4 gt zagato. only 19 were ever produced, and it was raced at le mans by british driver, jim clark. it sort of epitomises

scientists traced arctic plastic back to the source.und the global convey 'belt like ocean currents like the gulf stream carries plastic from the americas and europe to the arctic where it meets a dead end. last year alone, over 40 tons of plastic were collected from the islands. a recent dleclean-up produced t four bags. these things are so heavy. you can't lift it. sie scientists say, melting ice allowed plastic to travel to the northernmost eco system. climate change made it easier for research vessels to gain access and measure the problem. >> see what we have got? >> after collecting and analyzing water samples. researchers estimate there are more than 300 billion pieces of plastic in arctic waters. most of them are so-called, microplastics. the size of a grain of rice. broken down fragments of bigger object. like water bottles. straws, and, q-tips. >> this is what happens itch you barack dow break down milk tops. >> powder. >> kerry lewis with exiter university says animals confuse the junk for food. she studies the impact the mic

roger harribgan, bbc news, in the norwegian arctic.to an inquest. richard handley had suffered extreme constipation and had ten kilos of matter removed from his bowels before he died in ipswich hospital in 2012. michael buchanan reports. richard handley had a lifelong but wholly manageable problem with constipation. he also had down syndrome and learning disabilities, and that, say his family, is why this man is dead. i think richard was treated differently because he had a learning disability. i think, as his sister and someone who doesn't have a learning disability, ifi doesn't have a learning disability, if i died suddenly at the age of 33, i think the reaction would be different. today a coroner found multiple failures in richard ‘s treatment. when his home in lowestoft changed from being residential care to support of living in 2010, his care deteriorated. gone was the healthy diet, who was allowed to eat what he liked and monitoring of his bowel movements was reducedlj liked and monitoring of his bowel movements was reduced. i th

at around five o'clock the sun rises behind the icebergs that drift past if from the arctic in early summer. it's these moments that make life worthwhile or to say. it's a wonderful day but constantly dangerous or forget it watching. big boys there they are the first couple. recall ballot to come out and if anything can pick them up operator. a terrible terrible how about it they decide to call a bet maker of a. deal a day. on the way to the fishing grounds they have to prepare their bait squid it's delivered here ferguson from south korea. why did they buy that bait instead of catching it. yeah well on its way to every seven years we have seen just a way for us to get to. why use with no other. sweetness tupperware let's. say stand alone where. it went down no parent in a it's cheaper to buy the bait than to catch it and herrings really smelly we're told. after three hours they bring the baskets up for the first time mary and or prey became craft fishes because they had to. no the first year it was fair all our natures being god don't regret this stuff we give. they have every last

vis oria: a polar bear'view of the arctic. these remarkable images were captured by cameras inside tracking collars that scientists fitted to fema polar bears. the researchers had to wk for three arctic spring seasons om 2014 to 2016 to capture nine bears. each animal wore a collar for 10 days before the cameras inside were retrieved, revealing unique insights into their behavior.m the was to understand whether the animals were gettina enough tt during the critical spring thaw.sh satellites havn arctic sea are decreasing at a rate of 14% every decade, and use the ice to hunt their main and most calorie-rich prey, seals. after hitting them with tracking in their colors, researchers injected the bears with the metabolic tracer. it showedil that they have a higher metabolic rate than previously thought, most of them were able to catch enough food to meet their needs. >> really quite fascinating toar the basic behaviors of these animals and how they are using this environment. this is in the spring, where temperatures can get down

we have to learn quickly because the arctic doesn't forgive any mistakes not even in the summer time at minus ten two weeks ago two dutch scientists died in the ice not far away they had underestimated the dangers one of them broke through the ice the other one froze even the most experienced hunters could be affected any time out here. we walk no easy. by that i've got to move. our i get there lipstick lipstick i get them if i just get right with whipped right door into half half lipstick half half eat that father eat the meal and if you are lucky man let us read that throws out the arm of the lucky. we soon get a creeping understanding of what's coming our way of how dangerous life can be out here all year round during the summer the ice breaks up and huge flows drift apart. the snowmobile leaks server the crack at full speed then the ceiling is pulled across over deep icy water. some of these cracks are so wide that every attempt to cross them becomes an adventure for us at least. my. we carry on like this for eight hours there are regular moments of terror and then a sigh of reli

at around five o'clock the sun rises behind the icebergs that drift past here from the arctic in early summer. it's these moments that night life worthwhile or to say. it's a wonderful day but constantly dangerous orthodontic watching a. big boy bear down for a couple. recall ballot to come out and if anything can pick them up operator. a terrible terrible how about it decide to call it that favorable. deal a day. on the way to the fishing grounds they have to prepare that bait squid it's delivered here ferguson from south korea. why did they by that date instead of catching it. well on its way there were seven years where the safest way for us to get change here why use weather to go out of it. we've just come on let's. say stand alone we're pretty proud of you know any airy it went down don't marry an inane it's cheaper to buy the bait than to catch it and herrings release many we're told. after three hours they bring the baskets up for the first time marrion dorper ab cane crab fishes because they have to. first it will fail our natures because i don't regret this stuff we give no o

but we don't want a warmer arctic.ons for food production and other issues for living. somebody said this was a return to normal winter. that there is nothing normal about this. it is connected to the polar vortex. this is the world's first plastic free supermarket unveiled in the netherlands. more than 700 products and out without any plastic packaging. everything is covered in plastic. when we were growing up, our parents would come back with groceries in brown paper bags. is that what we are going back to? it is plastic fantastic or not so fantastic. i would welcome, i'm sure we all would, not being deluged by mountains of plastic. it is becoming an issue, especially in the uk where many councils want to cut back on rubbish collections. they do not want weekly rubbish collections. if you have mountains of plastic, what do you do with it when you get it home? we are not ready prepared for this change yet. but it will be a process. jonathan, it is great to see you. thank you for watching the programme. from us, see yo

plastic pollution has reached the arctic.sts warn the contamination threatens wildlife in the pristine wilderness. researchers are particularly concerned about huge amount of tiny fragments of plastic in sea ice. the latest marvel adventure premieres in london tonight — with an all—black cast playing the superheroes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. new figures have revealed january to be one of the toughest months everfor a&e departments in england. and hospital—only a&es recorded their worst ever figures since records began. trolley waits continue to be a big problem, with a thousand patients waiting more than 12 hours to be cared for by any medical staff at all. the four—hour wait target for patients was missed for the 30th month in a row — but with over 85% of patients seen within that time it was slightly better than december. the target is 95%. that target was missed despite nonessential treatments being cancelled to relieve the pressure. our health editor hugh pym reports. the nhs flat out with staff working at a

there are focused on conspiracy theories and most of the news here and gossip so china to develop arctic shipping routes opened by global warming china has announced plans to develop shipping lanes through the arctic to become a polar silk route beijing said global warming meant viable shipping routes through the arctic would become increasingly important for international trade it's a china would work with russia and other arctic countries to develop the polar route so while china itself kind of stays part from the global warming protocols onto which all other nations sign up. and in the west we have many climate change deniers who are mostly eating tide pods i don't know if that goes hand in hand i don't know which comes first like are you a global warming denier first and then you start eating tide pods or was it eating the tide pods that caused you to become a global warming denier that maybe mess with your brain circuitry maybe basically what china has done is the opposite of the opium war is they've sent us these type pods probably i'm assuming they're made in china and they did so

paper on the polar region and said every country's right to use the arctic shipping routes should be ensured the new route could take twenty days off the forty eight days it currently takes to get to rotterdam from china via the suez canal so as you see the theme of the show is this notion that you can all the ignoring the proof and evidence ignoring the spoofing in the markets ignoring global warming ignoring the power and awesomeness of cryptocurrency doesn't make all the development happening in the real world go away people are going to take advantage and seize the opportunity. that you decide to ignore while playing with plucky or even type odds well said every empire kind of crests and then falls apart based on a certain imperial imperial narcissism well that's going to do it for this edition the cars are part of the most guys or states are but i think our guest plucky if you enter a just on twitter at kaiser report intellects on bio. run . the best out of the tool just. behind so it's a pain to perform i actually passed myself to die i. don't know sir he said well. sorry. as m

region are not clearly defined places to find the arctic latina spawn w. e takes place personally i went with a little bit wonderful people and stories that make the game so special. for all true fans. pick up more than football online. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they conspire to. africa the unplayed stories of those people making a difference shaping the nation playing and their continent played on his new multimedia series for africa pledge dot com africa on the move. club to stay in good safe return intending snoop and you play with this amazing fitness backpack and if you want to know what's inside is it on the web and listen to turning the most favorite homelands into not coughing ommaney know of that has to do so full of love good luck claim. play. turkish german journalist dennis you child has arrived back in berlin after being freed from a turkish prison he'd been in jail for more than a year without formal charges on allegations of spreading terrorist propaganda in turkey also on friday six of the turkish journalists and media wo

compensation and it's fun for some but misery for others a wintry blast leaves europe colder than the arctic. first to syria where the first daily five hour window when fighting is supposed to stop in a rebel held on cave near damascus has come and gone with little success truce was supposed to allow aid to get in the injured to get at which of east and well there were multiple violations during the window from nine am to two pm two people were killed in government airstrikes web also also tuesday breaking the deal. the truce ordered by russia was meant to live for the evacuation of civilians but none of the injured actually got out and the activists told al-jazeera that's because the russians didn't provide a trusted third party to help the evacuation even if the daily cease fire does hold aid groups are skeptical they say five hours is simply not long enough to provide any meaningful help was a binge of aid has more thanks when the bombs stop at the stone to see what's left of the home day one of the five hour ceasefire brought comfort to the people trapped in the siege mr alter. there's n

paper on the polar region and said every country's right to use the arctic shipping routes should be ensured the new route could take twenty days off the forty eight days it currently takes to get to rotterdam from china via the suez canal so as you see the theme of the show is this notion that you can all the ignoring the proof and evidence ignoring the spoofing in the markets ignoring global warming ignoring the power and awesomeness of cryptocurrency doesn't make all the development happening in the real world go away people are going to take advantage and seize the opportunity that you decide to ignore while playing with plucky or eating thai pods well said every empire kind of crests and then falls apart based on a certain imperial narcissism well that's going to do it for this edition the cars are part of the most geysers days are but i think our guess. plucky if you don't read just on twitter at kaiser report and select on bio. what politicians do something to. put themselves on the line. to get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president i'm sure. most somewhat wan

in the arctic the battle for natural resources is well underway. when neighboring states discover new resources and they take action to exploit them in the hopes of making huge profits. but international conflicts are looming on the horizon because many borders in the arctic region partner clearly defined. defined for the arctic new g.w. . year on the next this week's highlights. cares and ideally a color on the great. no alcohol health conscious cocktail party trendy. no fast food creations of aspiring self the a cool dad. the romans thirteen w. . peeps about the moments that. it's all about the stories in songs. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us in the sponsored by distinctive instagram murders at g.w. story going to talk to each week on instagram. busy covering it's come to life somebody has the right to our correspondent news in central istanbul i'm joined by the shellac up thirty dollars political correspondent on those stories in just a minute but first this news just gets moved up a persp

paper on the polar region and said every country's right to use the arctic shipping routes should be ensured the new route could take twenty days off the forty eight days it currently takes to get to rotterdam from china via the suez canal so as you see the theme of the show is this notion that you can all the ignoring the proof and evidence ignoring the spoofing in the markets ignoring global warming and ignoring the power and awesomeness of cryptocurrency doesn't make all the development happening in the real world go away people are going to take advantage and seize the opportunity that you decide to ignore while playing with plucky or even type odds well said every empire kind of crests and then falls apart based on a certain imperial narcissism well that's going to do it for this edition the cars are part of the most geysers days are when i think our guest plug. gun rate just on twitter at kaiser report intellects on bio. putin a song remains holed up in the ecuadorian embassy in london after a british judge refuses to lift an arrest warrant for the wiki leaks founder. the us de

are expected to feel colder than the arctic circle throughout the week scientists say manmade global warming is a likely cause need barker explains this is what many people across the u.k. woke up to roads blocked public transport come sold from schools closed farm for som misery for others in croatia the army were drafted in to rescue people trapped in their houses but as fast as the snow was cleared quickly. and in the italian capital romans experienced the first snow in six years to the vatican and to a battleground. cold weather in winter is hardly surprising but what's unsettling scientists is that europe is currently colder than the arctic a freak warming around the north pole is sending a blast of arctic cold across the continent weather experts say manmade global warming is to blame what we normally see is the winds coming in from the west the jet stream winds but with this massive womanish takes place high up in the atmosphere about fifty degrees in the space of a couple of days it breaks down that pattern allows this big area of high pressure to form sitting across much of

the arctic door remains open next week.ng to be a lot like this week. 53 to 58 our temperatures today. ukiah and lakeport, a better chance of showers this afternoon. around 50 degrees. tonight the clouds clear out but breezes keep the temperatures in the mid-30s to 40s. the sheltered valleys of the north bay, you could be in the 30s. san mateo, sfo to stanford, notice how they're going to move away from us throughout the day. you can see the dots across the north bay. kind of quiet tomorrow morning. tomorrow afternoon, that next arctic front comes through with the blustery conditions and a chance of a random shower. snow level, 3,000 feet today. 2,000 feet tomorrow. near 60 friday, saturday and sunday before the arctic sends us more showers next week. hi, sue. >>> good morning. metering lights were on at 5:30 this morning. we had an earlier accident blocking the slow lanes. they pushed that off to the right-hand shoulder. take a look at your drive times from hercules into san francisco. still pretty moderate with about 45 m

studies have shown that arctic sea eat. studies have shown that arctic seaiceis eat.rs need that ice to hunt and to eat their most calorie rich prey, steel. —— seals. as well as fitting them with cameras and tracking collars, they injected the bears with a trace. this revealed that while polar bears have higher metabolic rate than previously thought. —— wild. and most of them were unable to catch enough food to meet their energy needs. the scientists say that this new technology, following their every m ove new technology, following their every move and their every meal, reveals just how these predators‘s survival will be affected as their icy environment transforms around them. here's our briefing on some of the key events happening later in the day. there'll be a military parade in the russian city of volgograd, to mark the 75th anniversary of the battle of stalingrad — one of the most important and brutal battles of the second world war. kate and wills, the duke and duchess of cambridge, begin the second day of their visit to norway, meeting students and teachers i

a freak warming around the north pole is sending a blast of arctic cold across the continent whether experts say manmade global warming is to blame in the one nine hundred seventy s. climate scientists came up with a theory for the war in the arctic the colder the european continent they even gave him an anagram w a warmer arctic sea sea colder continent or as the scientists prefer to call it wacky people here in southeast england maybe surprised by this unusual or wacky weather but it could in the future be the shape of things to come on the norwegian archipelago speil barden the high arctic scientists have recorded temperatures thirteen degrees centigrade above average sea ice is for treating exposing warmer water below and releasing more heat into the atmosphere and while arctic temperatures increase the wacky weather continues to leave europe out in the cold. al-jazeera in kent southeast england. this is al jazeera these are the top stories the first five hour cease fire for the besieged suburb of syria's capital damascus has brought a little rest fights to the people there that

a new study shows the impact of climate change on these kings of the arctic. >> we're essentially pulling the rug out from underneath the polar bears. this is the "cbs evening news" >> ninan: good evening. i'm reena ninan. democrats on the house intelligence committee are pushing for the release of their own memo, rebutting the controversial republican memo released friday, the republican document accuses f.b.i. and justice department officials of anti-trump bias and surveillance abuses. critics are dismissing the memo as an effort to protect president trump and discredit the russia investigation. the president weighed in today from florida. errol barnett is there. >> reporter: this morning, president trump said he was totally vindicated by the newly released g.o.p. house intelligence memo, insisting there has been no collusion or obstruction, and that the special counsel's investigation is a witch hunt. however, in an interview aerog "face the nation," republican trey gowdy insisted the memo will not affect the special counsel's probe. >> i actually don't think it has any impact on the r

a polar bear‘s view of the arctic. by cameras inside tracking collars that scientists fitted to nine solitary female polar bears. the researchers had to work for three arctic spring seasons come from 2014, two 2016, to capture and collar nine solitary bears. each animalwar collar nine solitary bears. each animal war collarfor collar nine solitary bears. each animal war collar for around ten days before the cameras inside were retrieved, revealing these unique insights into their behaviour. the aim was to understand whether the animals were getting enough to eat during the critical springs forth. —— spring thaw. arctic sea ice is decreasing at about 14% every decade. the bears use that ice to hunt for their prey, seals. so as well as fitting them with tracking and camera containing collars the researchers injected the bears with a metabolic tracer. this showed that wild bears have a higher metabolic rate than previously thought and that most of them were unable to catch enough food to meet their energy needs. it's reall

in the arctic the battle for natural resources is well underway. when neighboring states discover new resources to take action to exploit them in the gulf making huge profits. but international conflicts are on the horizon because many voters in the arctic region are clearly defining. the fight for iraq to. powerful films and our. hearts twenty one attend the sixteenth for a little film festival this year teaching courageous productions premisses in the morning twenty's and contemporary standards you see. them in international film festival. famine and perspective. in sixteen. keeps the bubble moments definitely so. it's all about the stories inside. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us introduced sponsored by distinctive instagram or others at g.w. stories from the top of each week on instagram. this is the deadliest come july from the budget but the right to our correspondent me is essentially a stumble i'm joined by the shellac uploaded of his political correspondent on those stories in just a m

straight from the arctic once again. it's going to reinforce the cooler than average temperatures even if it dochesn't bring us measurable rain. best chance is over the ocean. you can see it. mainly this morning into the afternoon hours. the random shower is possible. the clouds opened up overnight. it's going to be cooler tomorrow morning. there will be a few clouds, maybe a stray shower in the santa cruz mountains. other than that, definitely cooler and calmer. notice, there's a second storm. they made it from alaska down here in about 36 hours. it's a fast moving storm. doesn't have time to pick up a lot of moisture. random showers again thursday into thursday afternoon. by thursday morning, it's over. let's see if we can squeeze out any type of moisture out of system. not much today. we'll move the time frame forward. if we're lucky, maybe a couple hundredths of an inch. i think that's being generous. unfortunately, no soaking rains on the way. we'll be little warmer friday, saturday, sunday, back near 60. then alask

a polar bear‘s view of the arctic. female polar bears. in a study carried out over three seasons in the arctic, the researchers set out to understand whether the animals were getting enough to eat during the critical spring thaw. satellite studies have shown that arctic sea ice is decreasing at a rate of about 14% every decade. and the bears need that ice to hunt and to eat their main and most calorie—rich prey — seals. so as well as fitting them with gps tracking, camera—containing collars, the researchers injected the bears with a metabolic tracer. this revealed that wild bears have a higher metabolic rate than previously thought. and that most of them were unable to catch enough food to meet their energy needs. the scientists say that this new technology, following their every move and their every meal, reveals just how these predators' survival will be affected as their icy environment transforms around them. the israeli embassy in warsaw has warned of a wave of anti—semitic statements in poland, in the midst of a

this arctic tern met its death by starvation.me fragments come from norway but some clearly don't, like this elaborate bottle or this butter tub from spain. and the plastic is here with a vengeance. several years ago, it was predicted plastic pollution would enter the arctic and indeed, that is the case now. we are finding plastic along the coastlines in the arctic, from urban areas to remote areas and the more we look for the plastics, the more we look for the plastics, the more we look for the plastics, the more we are finding. arctic scientists don't know yet whether the plastic tide will affect local fish stocks, but it is another human threat to a fragile environment already being transformed by man—made climate change. coming up is bbc news at six with fiona today with all the latest on the day's news. i will be back at ten. louise is back with the weather. thank you, all the weather action is across the globe as you can see quite nicely. let's zoom in to the uk and look at more detail at this weather front here that will b

in the arctic the battle for natural resources is well underway. when neighboring states discover new resources and they take action to exploit them in the hopes of making a huge project souffle but international conflicts are looming on the horizon play because many more hours in the arctic region are not clearly defined place the fight for the arctic news to offer d.-w. . no alcohol health conscious cocktail party trendy. no fast food creations of aspiring self yet whole dad. you're a. sixteen year. old. pizza all about the moments that. it's all about the stove lives in sutler. it's all about george chance to discover the world from different perspectives. join us is sponsored by distinctive instagram or there's at g.w. stories the topics each week on instagram. earth a home for saving global n.g.o.s tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world ideas to protect the climate and boost green energy solutions to inspiring are critical to take action on global ideas on g.w. . plate do ya dick is a magical place mankind has

and why some parts of europe are currently colder than the arctic. in sport you seinfeld will get support manchester united but not as a professional player. and charity rather than a serious career switch will see the sprint king taking to the football field. the russian president's call for a five hour ceasefire for the besieged syrian neighborhood of east and go to has failed to stop the bombing the pause was designed to allow civilians to leave but the un says none of the one thousand six hundred wounded people managed to get out after a brief lull residents say government planes resume there as strikes on the rebel held suburb rebels are also accused of breaking the truce but people did manage to venture out as a new honda now reports from beirut. some emerged from underground shelters to buy food and water others returned home to collect whatever is left of their belongings the relative calm gave the people of eastern some respect a five hour pause in the assault by the pro syrian government alliance on the besieged enclave ordered by the russi

a freak warming around the north pole is sending a blast of arctic cold across the continent weather experts say manmade global warming is to blame what we normally see is the winds coming in from the west the jet stream winds but with this massive womanish takes place high up in the atmosphere about fifty degrees in the space of a couple of days it breaks down that pattern allows this big area of high pressure to form sitting across much of europe and of course with that sort of wind direction coming in from the east and northeast it pulls the cold air in all the way from siberia course you know what that means desperately cold air strong winds with it cold air will penetrate across europe for some days yet in the nineteen seventies climate scientists came up with a theory for the war with the arctic the colder the european continent they even gave him an anagram w a warmer arctic sea sea called a continent or as the scientists prefer to call it wacky people here in southeast england baby surprised by this unusual or wacky weather but it could in the future be the shape of things to

and when clark's colleagues of exxon mobil were also building oil rigs in the arctic at the same time did they already have access to secret knowledge about climate change. our search for new evidence to back up my foot's theory takes us to robert baer an engineer who worked for shell oil company in the one nine hundred sixty s. he doesn't want to appear on camera. and though the words he. doesn't tell you and thank you for your time no problem how can i help you when did it all start well. rask are going. to have a good time change has. been mentioning to us not really being question it was being characters a car the question was how it was going because very important importance or saunders trying to be our. point we ask. would be ice stronger weaker computer why didn't you change plannings of these constructs of ice breakers was secret so there was made to pay for good sign peace sixty six issues and our own conditions. are saved. would be that severe. so the first platform you decide is still for a t.v. deers operating. we want to confirm these claims and take a look at the platfo