sub-arctic regions this season fires are not unheard of in the arctic but scientists say this summer was an omen of global warming. there have been unprecedented wildfires in the arctic since the beginning of june according to the world meteorological organization over 100 intense and long lived wildfires recorded in the arctic circle the northern part of the world is warming faster than the planet as a whole that heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible to burn the wildfires in turn spew more carbon into the atmosphere increasing the effects of climate change scientists warn it's a vicious cycle that puts the future of the ice caps in doubt. so why does this matter marcus rex's professor of atmospheric physics of university of pottstown welcome to d.w. let's start there why does it matter if a few polar ice caps melt the arctic actually is the region of our planet where however it is made of weather let me choose where we live as a major build system off the northern hemisphere by the temperature contrast between those arctic cold air masses and the warm i am also

an uncommon number of wildfires like this one in anchorage alaska have also lit up the arctic and sub-arctic regions this season fires are not unheard of in the arctic but scientists say this summer was an omen of global warming. there have been unprecedented wildfires in the arctic since the beginning of june according to the world meteorological organization over 100 intense and long lived wildfires were recorded in the arctic circle the northern part of the world is warming faster than the planet as a whole that heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible to burn the wildfires in turn spew more carbon into the atmosphere increasing the effects of climate change scientists warn it's a vicious cycle that puts the future of the ice caps in doubt. our sports news now in cycling sort of france infringement julian has kept the overall lead but the winner of stage 11 from albi 2 to loose is all strode you would have picked up his maiden toward fred's win in a mass sprint after a mostly flat rides spanning 167 kilometers and now to the case of the funny follicles and these suspici

wildfires are ravaging the arctic. areas of northern siberia, northern scandinavia and greenland have been engulfed in flames. lightning often triggers fires in the region but this year, they are lasting longer. this fire at grouse creek in alaska has been burning since the 10th ofjuly. so far, over two million acres of forest land have been scorched in the state. the temperature was much higher than the average, and also things like the soil moisture and the amount of precipitation is much lower than the average. what this means is it's much drier, much warmer, so when there is an ignition, then the fires have been able to persist and spread quite quickly, and endure. arctic fires are common between may and october but higher temperatures, blamed on climate change, have meant the fires this year have been more intense.

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uncommon number of wildfires like this one in anchorage alaska have also lit up the arctic and sub-arctic regions this season fires are not unheard of in the arctic but scientists say this summer was an omen of global warming. there have been unprecedented wildfires in the arctic since the beginning of june according to the world meteorological organization over $100.00 intense and long lived wildfires were reported in the arctic circle the northern part of the world is warming faster than the planet as a whole that heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible to burn the wildfires in turn spew more carbon into the atmosphere increasing the effects of climate change scientists warn it's a vicious cycle that puts the future of the ice caps in doubt. now police at spain's barcelona airport are no strangers to drug smugglers who often come up with ingenious ways of bringing illegal substances into the country well this past week a man know who we are see here wearing a hat in a rather large wig sparked the suspicions of officers the man who arrived on a flight from colombia wa

an uncommon number of wildfires like this one in anchorage alaska have also lit up the arctic and sub-arctic regions this season fires are not unheard of in the arctic but scientists say this summer was an omen of global warming there have been unprecedented wildfires in the arctic since the beginning of june according to the world meteorological organization over 100 intense and long lived wildfires recorded in the arctic circle the northern part of the world is warming faster than the planet as a whole that heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible to burn the wildfires in turn spew more carbon into the atmosphere increasing the effects of climate change scientists warn it's a vicious cycle that puts the future of the ice caps in doubt. now to a story of a 19 year old woman blazing a trail to the crossroads of religion sports and entertainment nora diana is already a pioneer in the strange and scripted world of pro wrestling because she's completely outnumbered by men but the phoenix as she's known doesn't just pack a punch when she enters the ring she carries a message f

and uncommon number of wildfires like this one in anchorage alaska have also lit up the arctic and sub-arctic regions this season fires are not unheard of in the arctic but scientists say this summer wasn't global warming. there have been unprecedented wildfires in the arctic since the beginning of june according to the world meteorological organization over 100 intense and long lived wildfires were recorded in the arctic circle the northern part of the world is warming faster than the planet as a whole that heat is drying out forests and making them more susceptible to burn the wildfires in turn spew more carbon into the atmosphere increasing the effects of climate change scientists warn it's a vicious cycle that puts the future of the ice caps and out. there is a reminder of the top story of this european commission's new president elect. promised to strive for a united and strong europe over his former defense minister as the 1st woman to be elected to the top. one. this is. next may i ask if tech startups. line of a starry eyed idealists or p.r. strategists. many business startups are out

. >>> and putin's arctic policy. russia's vladimir putin flexing his muscles with the new show of military might, this time in the arctic. there is a new missile test signal a new threat to american aircraft? wolf blitzer is off. i'm brianna keilar. you're in "the situation room." >>> breaking news. iran raising tensions and the stakes in the gulf region by seizing two oil tankers. the iran revolutionary guard has krapted a ship and a line earn flag vessel has already been grabbed. one industry analyst called it the highest security threat in the region since the late 1980s. president trump is back at it renewing his attacks on a muslim congresswomen and now praising the crowd which chanted "send her back" saying her rally was made up of incredible patriots, a day after the president claimed to disavow the ugly chant under pressure from his daughter ivanka and concerned gop allies but now the president who started it all with racist attacks on four minority congresswomen said somali-born congresswomen ilhan omar is l

same thing with the arctic. we need to take a hard look at the arctic. >> let me talk about that for a minute. you know there's almost daily headlines. i would like to submit this for the record. there's been several is articles about expanding russian and chinese influence in the arctic. secretary pom peo gave an excellent speech recently about the great power competition even as you and i briefly talked about and today's defense one, r the admiral puts an article in that paper on the arctic about the russian build up, airfields and yet a provision in this year's ndaa to simply have a port in the arctic in america that could handle a destroyer, pretty simple, was opposed by the pentagon. can i get your commitment to work with us to make sure we're not lacking from a military per spect i-in the arctic? >> you have my commitment. >> one final question. by next year alaska is going to have over 100 fifth generation fighters. this is in part because of what billy mitchell said many years ago when he was an army gen

wildfires are ravaging the arctic.mes. lightning often triggers fires in the region but this year, they are lasting longer. this fire at grouse creek in alaska has been burning since the 10th ofjuly. so far, over two million acres of forest land have been scorched in the state. the temperature was much higher than the average, and also things like the soil moisture and the amount of precipitation is much lower than the average. what this means is it's much drier, much warmer, so when there is an ignition, then the fires have been able to persist and spread quite quickly, and endure. arctic fires are common between may and october but higher temperatures, blamed on climate change, have meant the fires this year have been more intense. global satellites are now tracking a swathe of new and ongoing wildfires within the arctic circle. smoke is affecting large areas, engulfing some places completely. cities in eastern russia have noted a significant fall in air quality, with many people seeking medical help. translation: sm

i came back from the arctic, going through all our arctic nations, seeing what's going on there, russia seems to be downsizing the surface combatants, retiring aircraft carrier, cold water destroyers, but rapidly expanding the submarine force. they're now producing the largest nuclear submarine for ballistic missile duty. so starting in fy '18 budget, we have been spending money on nato based in iceland, they have been deploying the ph sub hunting aircraft. i spent time in iceland, they've got more subs, russian subs now patrolling through the iceland north atlantic than before the cold war. offense or defense? >> offense, sir. >> offense again. with that being said, we spend $700 plus billion a year. china is doing all this on 2$25 equivalent billion. russia doing it on $65 billion. how do i move back to my state of west virginia, explain we're getting the best bang for our buck when we're not keeping up with the deployment that we should, the ship building we should be doing, the modernization, replacement. how do we get that back on track? how do i explain the difference in values? >

scientists have described wildfires in the arctic circle as "unprecedented" in size.s of northern siberia, northern scandinavia, alaska, and greenland engulfed in flames.

now in arctic, the navy doesn't. we don't have any infrastructure. the article highlights issue, but mostly in my view is a bit whiny about how tough it would be to operate the arctic. great, tell that to my uncle. we know it's tough, but we to do that.ble and similarly, you know, i bergerto general quite a lot about this, a new commandant in the marine corps. hours really. they put out a new commandant's planning guidance, but it goes out of its way to say that we're not going to focus on arctic operations. so after his confirmation i very surprised to see that so there's this fear,ance and what i what i fear has nothing to do with me being a parochial whotor from alaska cares about these issues one we're going to have a fight, i hope we don't, sometime in navy, marine corps, army in very cold weather environments, or in the sea air, or in the mountains, and we're not going to be wayble of fighting the we used to. so if confirmed, can i get your commitment to work with me, work with this committee on this very impor

over one hundred intense wildfires were recorded in the arctic circle. northern part of the world is warming faster than the planet as a whole and it is drying out forests and making them more susceptible burn. in turn the spew more carbon into the atmosphere, increasing the effects of climate change. scientists warn that it is a vicious cycle that puts the future of the ice caps in doubt. >> now the story of a 14-year-old malaysian girl blazing a trail across the boundaries of religion, sport, and entertainment. she is a pioneer in the strange and scripted world of pro wrestling as one of the few females to become a headline fighter. but phoenix, as she is known, she doesn't just pack a punch when she enters the ring, she carries a message for muslim girls try to break down b barris in sports. >> first comes the mirror check. then comes the show where she becomes phoenix. small in stature, barely over five feet tall, she wrestles men twice her size and gets thrown around the ring like a rag doll. phoenix rises from the alice -- from the ashes and gives

. >>> also, wildfires are tearing through some arctic regions. the flames are bad enough, but the pollution is having a global effect. >>> live from cnn center, i'm paula newton. great to have you with us. >>> okay. you'll remember that moment, and from the moment he rode down that escalator at trump tower to announce his candidacy, immigration has been the controversial rallying cry of donald trump's campaign. and his time now in the white house. on friday president trump chalked up two big wins in that category. one, the u.s. signed an agreement with guatemala. it limits migrants claiming asylum in the united states. we will have more on that in a moment. a big win for the trump administration. it clears the way for the trump administration to use $2.5 billion of the pentagon's money to build parts of that border wall. >> reporter: the president immediately haled the decision by the supreme court that paves the way for defense department funds to be used for the wall. the president tweeting shortly after the ruling, wow, big victory on the wall

wildfires in the arctic circle.hey're at "unprecedented" levels according to scientists — because of climate change. a british computer hacker who helped stop a cyber attack against the uk health service avoids a jail sentence in the us, on malicious hacking charges. and... racing is stopped in the tour de france — after a freak hailstorm and landslide in the alps. hello and welcome to world news today. we begin in syria — where, according to the united nations, air strikes by the government's armed forces and its allies have killed at least a hundred people in the last ten days. 26 of them were children. the un's human rights chief, michelle bachelet, has accused the international community of treating the violence with, as she puts it, apparent indifference. the fighting has been taking place in idlib provice, in the north west of syria, which is one of the last strongholds of the rebel groups which rose up against president bashir. imogen foulkes reports. five—year—old, trying to desperately save her baby sister

arctic have that occasion so that climate change is felt much more strongly in the arctic than it is here even in europe right now and so when we get these big melting events happening they tend to be more extreme than they were in the past at the moment we're not where very close to our record melt year of 2012 we're getting very close to matching that frank now we won't really know until the end of this month or even mid august which one has been the highest amount but that's what we're looking at right now it's probably fair to say that we will not know until we've passed if it's irreversible or not there have been a lot of studies looking at how much climate change we have and and still keep the ice sheet and it's important to remember that the ice sheet will still take hundreds if not thousands of years to melt completely it doesn't go overnight. but there is a lot of work now indicating that one and a half or 2 degrees might be the sort of temperature global temperature threshold beyond which we cannot keep greenland ice sheet frozen and thousands of miners in south africa who

hundreds of wildfires are burning in the arctic circle — it's unprecedented, say scientists.e is driving temperatures higher. six decades of the special relationship. but how will it develop, under mrjohnson and mr trump? he's a good guy. he's a friend of mine. they think we're going to have great relationship. and boris is going to be a great prime minister. hello and welcome to bbc world news. we begin in syria, where, according to the united nations, airstrikes by the government's armed forces and its allies have killed at least a hundred people in the last ten days. 26 of them were children. the un's human rights chief, michelle bachelet, has accused the international community of treating the violence with "appa rent indifference". the fighting has been taking place in idlib province, in the north—west of syria, which is one of the last strongholds of the rebel groups which rose up against president assad. imogen foulkes reports. this five—year—old desperately trying to save her baby sister from an airstrike. but trying to save her baby sister from an air strike. butjust

that july 15th is arctic sea ice day it's a day to call attention to the meltdown taking place in the region arctic sea ice is melting at a rate of 12.8 percent per decade in june the blanket of ice covering the arctic ocean was the 2nd lowest ever recorded that's falling well below the 989 to 2010 average large animals like polar bears and walrus this rely on sea ice to travel hunt and breed but the arctic eco system is also or also helps ugly girl algae grow and this feeds tiny organisms the arctic also acts as the earth's air conditioner and it helps regulate their earth's climate and it's reduction will now have a major influence on the global climate alyssa mccall is a scientist with polar bears international and she says the loss of sea ice has a huge impact on the entire planet. the great thing about arctic sea ice is that research shows there's no tipping point so if we can get the excess heat trapping carbon dioxide gasses out of the atmosphere we can get our climate back to a better functioning state and sea ice will rebound there are so many different creatures that rely on

of the heat spinning felt in the arctic with the un swirled meteorological organization alarmed that the impact of europe's heat wave on greenland is scientists warn of record melting of the world's 2nd largest ice sheet for forecasts indicate atmospheric flow will push the heat towards the world's 2nd largest ice sheet which is essential to the global climate system and enhanced its melting this will then cause sea levels to rise and whether to become unstable already in this month alone greenland is lost the ice equivalent of $64000000.00 elim pick size swimming pools in surface melting alone ruth mottram is a climate scientist and glaciologist at the danish meterological in-situ joins us by skype from copenhagen good to have you with us so this sounds like we're in the midst of a vicious circle the hates rising it causes the ice to melt which then pushes sea levels up and causes more extreme weather patterns right yes so i think it's probably important emphasize that we do expect greenland now summer but it's noting a lot right now much more than we would expect in an average summ

the past five years in the arctic have been the warmest there since records began in 1900.ssian geophysicist warned that frozen soil, called permafrost, contained enough greenhouse gas itself to pose a threat to the climate if it ever melted.feat y zimov's warning, but now that the permafrost is collapsing, the world is listening. we traveled last summer to the siberian arctic to meet zimov, who has devised a scheme to save the world in a place that he named for the last ice age: pleistocene park. our trip took three days, and our final leg in an adventure of geo-science was on an aeronautical fossil-- a soviet-era antonov. we approached a siberia we had never seen in our imaginations: a forest touching the horizon, in a land sequined with lakes. this was far north even by a siberian compass-- above the arctic circle, where the kolyma river fills the east siberian sea. 15 time zones from new york, we found the aspiring ghost town of chersky. a trading port in soviet times, cherksy was gutted by the fall of communism-- losing 80% of its residents. there's not much reason to

so that climate change is felt much more strongly in the arctic than it is here even in europe right now and so when we get these big melting vents happening they tend to be more extreme than they were in the past at the moment we're not where very close to our report melts year 2012 we're getting very close to matching that right now we won't really know till the end of this month or even mid august which one has been the highest amount it's important to remember that from one year to the next there is quite a lot of variability the last couple of years that been fairly cool summers not too much. well there has been melting but not above average melt in the in the last couple of years and then this year and then and then the last decade or 2 decades we've really seen these very extreme melting is becoming more frequent and seeing more runoff coming out actually there have been a lot of studies looking at how much climate change we have and and still keep the ice sheet and it's important to remember that the ice sheet will still take hundreds if not thousands of years to melt complet

on year and arctic and we monitor fires year on yearandi arctic and we monitor fires year on year and surprise he would see some fire detections in the arctic circle in the summer months but to see them with such a concentration in sucha see them with such a concentration in such a long term activity, it is concerning because it is very far from, it is a very remote region and it is not pristine, the long—term damage in the direct climate impacts and enhancing the melting of sea ice and enhancing the melting of sea ice and also the surface will be altered and also the surface will be altered and also the ecosystem and the carbon cycle itself. we do not really know what this means for the carbon cycle. but clearly there has to be some impact. now then, video game tournaments are pretty big business. some of the world's best video gamers are limbering up for the biggest ever e sports tournament, taking place this weekend in new york. the winner of the fortnite world cup, will pocket nearly £2.5 million. among the contestants are british teenage hopefuls. genotyping has more. it's the bi

i know we have talked about the arctic. >> i'm surprised you talked about the arctic. but go ahead. >> shocking. >> it is shocking. that's one area -- >> did you quote billy mitchel? i'm sorry. go ahead. >> not yet. >> fahrenbach. the arctic is one place where russia does not want china. >> china recently declared itself a near arctic nation. >> i guess 900 miles constitutes near. >> right. on the same planet. but this is a concern, is it not, of linking between the two? >> yes, sir, i mean, absolutely. absolutely. that's why we need to work carefully with our allies and partners in the context of the arctic, we have great allies and partners, arctic counsel who can help us in that regard ensure there's nothing there but in other areas as well we need to woork with our partners. another country i'm concerned about is egypt. we see egypt in some ways drifting off into that sphere. i want to make sure that we get them back. it's the largest land army arab army in the region. and they're an influencer. we have to be conscious of those facts. >> my time is up, but i assume

that heat is now moving north toward the arctic. over the next few days a so- called "at dome" is expected to form, raising concerns among climatscientists. they're worried about ice melt, rising sea levels and more. "washington post" reporter andrew freedman covers weather and imate and he joins us no from washington, d.c. he first a little science explainer, what's t dome? >> a heat dome is basically a high pressure aa kind of in the mid to upper levels of the dtmosphere. it forms this kif bubble if you will. where the air within it is sinking and heting. and the weather systems around it are basically rerouted as if there was a detour in the atmosphere. >> sreenivasan: okay so as this heat dome moves over the arctic, we are expecting higher temperatures than normal an then what happens? >> so we are expecting a potentially exceptional melt event this week over the greening land iceet s. that could potentially lead us to new record losses in sea ice and new record in green l raising sea levels. >> sreenivasan: is there a cycle tha

to have that occasion so that climate change is felt much more strongly in the arctic than it is here even in europe right now and so when we get these big melting events happening they tend to be more extreme than they were in the past at the moment we're not where very close to our record melts yet 2012 we're getting very close to matching that frank now we won't really know until the end of this month or even mid august which one has been the highest amount but that's what we're looking at right now it's probably fair to say that we will not know until we've passed if it's irreversible or not there have been a lot of studies looking at how much climate change we have and and still keep the ice sheet and it's important to remember that the ice sheet will still take hundreds if not thousands of years to melt completely doesn't go overnight. but there is a lot of work now indicating that one and a half or 2 degrees might be the sort of temperature global temperature threshold beyond which we cannot keep greenland ice sheet frozen. now the destruction of the amazon forest is fast appro

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