it shows us that what happens in the arctic doesn't stay in the arctic.ain weather systems around the uk, and four of those six come from the polar regions or from the arctic directly, so whilst a lot of this is uncertain, if something happens in the arctic, it's going to be reasonable to assume something's going to happen in the uk, too. today's report is yet more evidence that the growing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is changing our climate. what we're seeing really is unprecedented. it's the strongest result we've ever seen, actually. we've never seen a change in the probability of an event of more than 600 times. we've never seen a result like that. this february's storms and floods are also reckoned to have been driven by conditions in the arctic, and we know the polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. the long—term impact that will have here in the uk is less certain. looking at the geological record, we don't think we've had c02 levels this high for about 5 million years, so we really don't know what to

but there's another reason that's important, the arctic sea ice is essentially a lid on the arctic ocean whip up the ocean, that doesn't really happen in the arctic because of this very thin layer of ice acting as a lead thin layer of ice acting as a lid but of course, if that is removed, as it is slowly becoming removed, you start to mobilise the water masses in the arctic and the frightening thing, there is a lot of warm water in the arctic ocean, 100 metres or so beneath the surface and it starts to get whipped up, coming to the surface, we will see a lot more warming. eu leaders are meeting for a summit in brussels this week to try to work out a common response to the economic damage from coronavirus. significant differences among member states remain on key issues, including whether the recovery fund will be based on loans or outright grants to those in need. it's the issue holding up the deal. the so—called frugal countries, the netherlands, austria, denmark and sweden, say the fund should be used to issue loans, since grants would have to be repaid by all eu taxpayers. bethany bel

it shows us at what happens in the arctic does not stay in the arctic. >> there are six main weather those six come from the polar regions or from the arctic directly, so while this is largely uncertain, if something sppens in the arctic, it reasonable will -- to assume something a habit in the u.k., as well. justin: the growing amount of carbon dioxide in the air is changing our climate. >> what we are seeing iec unented, the strongest we have seen. we have never seen a change of an event probability of more than 600 times. we haver neveen a result like this. justin: the storms from january and february also said to be driven by conditions in the arctic, and we know the polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. what long-term impact that will have here in the u.k. is less. >> looking at the geological record, we do not believe we haveado2 levels this high r about 5 million years, so we do not kt w what to exp the future. we are in uncharted territory. justin the reduction of arctic sea ice and the melting of the rmafrost has accelerated during this year's heat

we know the arctic sea ice, the very thin layer of ice over the arctic ocean is reducing at somethinghe more seaice service, absorbing service, the more sea ice we lose, the more the arctic heats up and there is a feedback process that takes into account. but there‘s another reason that‘s important, the arctic sea ice is essentially a lid on the arctic ocean from the winds above it, you think about the north sea, we have waves generated and the winds whip up waves generated and the winds whip up the ocean, that doesn‘t really happen in the arctic because of this very thin layer of ice acting as a lid. if that is removed, as it is slowly becoming removed, you start to mobilise the water masses in the arctic and the frightening thing is, it isa arctic and the frightening thing is, it is a lot of warm water in the arctic ocean, 100 metres or so beneath the surface and it starts to get whipped up, coming to the service, we will see more warming. we know what to do about this, professor, the efforts being made to try to counteract climate change compared to what‘s happening which is causin

it shows us that what happens in the arctic doesn't stay in the arctic.around the uk, and four of those six come from the polar regions or from the arctic directly, so whilst a lot of this is uncertain, if something happens in the arctic, it's going to be reasonable to assume something's going to happen in the uk, too. today's report is yet more evidence that the growing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is changing our climate. what we're seeing really is unprecedented. it's the strongest result we've ever seen, actually. we've never seen a change in the probability of an event of more than 600 times. we've never seen a result like that. many storms and floods in europe are reckoned to have been driven by conditions in the arctic. and we know the polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. the long—term impact that will have elsewhere is less certain. looking at the geological record, we don't think we've had c02 levels this high for about 5 million years, so we really don't know what to expect into the future. we are

it shows us that what happens in the arctic doesn't stay in the arctic.systems around the uk, and four of those six come from the polar regions or from the arctic directly, so whilst a lot of this is uncertain, if something happens in the arctic, it's going to be reasonable to assume something's going to happen in the uk, too. today's report is yet more evidence that the growing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is changing our climate. what we're seeing really is unprecedented. it's the strongest result we've ever seen, actually. we've never seen a change in the probability of an event of more than 600 times. we've never seen a result like that. many storms and floods in europe are also reckoned to have been driven by conditions in the arctic. and we know the polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. the long—term impact that will have elsewhere is less certain. looking at the geological record, we don't think we've had c02 levels this high for about 5 million years, so we really don't know what to expect into the fu

we formed what we call the voice of the arctic inupiaq.basically takes all the leadership from all the organizations across the slope to o go in one voice. thompson: asrc tries to present that they are the voice of the people, but they are not. it is a for-profit c corporation thats in joint venture with the oil industry at this moment. burns: on the western side, they all want development. they want it here in our land, because they want to preserve their own hunting grounds. we always like to represent ourself, but they represent us, but they d don't live here. all the oil companies, they say they need to drill in just this little area. but then, while they're doing that, they'll say, "oh, we need a permit for this one over here. we need a permit for that one over here." they're gonna spiderweb all over and look for that oil, and if ththey find d it, they're gonna extract it. patkota: we as inupiaq pepeople considered ourselves the first conservationists. but with the right balance, we believe it can be done in a way that it doesn't harm

laura: yeah, so the arctic could disappear during the summer.months is possible and scientific models estimate it -- they differ on the times. most estimate it will happen in the middle of the century. some say a bit later after the end of the century. some of them, a bit earlier but scientific models expect an ice free arctic model could happen. is 26% in the arctic smaller, the area that is frozen than the historic average and we are on track for the lowest ice coverage on record this year. gas,this means for oil, and metal shipments from the arctic to the rest of the world is that new routes are opening up. the shipping routes are shorter, about one third shorter and potentially much cheaper for the companies shipping these materials to the rest of the world. yousef: we know the melting of ice in the arctic is affecting climate in the rest of the world. what is the data specifically point to hear. what is the evidence? laura: that's right. for the companies we were talking about for, it is a short win because obviously the melting of the arct

predators that depend on a fragile, transient hunting ground, the arctic sea ice.udy has shown that polar bears‘ survival is tied to that ice. the scientists used models based on satellite data to forecast sea ice decline in the arctic over the coming decades. that enabled them to predict a future tipping point, to create a timeline for when the frozen hunting season will be too short for the bears to fatten up before the summer. at the current rate of warming, the researchers say all but a few polar bear populations will collapse before 2100. with less fat, they're entering a fasting season that's longer than it used to be. so, is that now unavoidable? are we already on that trajectory, to just lose polar bears? the trajectory that we're on now is not a good one. but if society gets its act together, globally, we can halt global warming in time to save polar bears. and if we do, it will benefit the rest of life on earth, including ourselves. the consequences of climate change are already playing out in the arctic landscape. and this new timeline, the researchers s

but there's another reason that's important, the arctic sea ice is essentially a lid on the arctic oceanthe ocean, that doesn't really happen in the arctic because of this very thin layer of ice acting as a lead but of course, if that is removed, as it is slowly becoming removed, as it is slowly becoming removed, you start to mobilise the water masses in the arctic and the frightening thing, there is a lot of warm water in the arctic ocean, 100 metres or so beneath the surface and it starts to get whipped up, coming to the service, we will see a lot more warming. one of the consequences of lockdown has been that many children are spending a lot more time online. that's led to fears that they are becoming vulnerable to abuse, according to the internet watch foundation, reports of child abuse images online increased by almost 50 percent compared to last year. our education correspondent bra nwen jeffreys has this report. during lockdown, screen time went up, leaving parents trying to find a balance. kelly spends time with her kids online, parenting app tracks their activity and prompts cha

laura: arctic polar bears could be close to extinction by the end of the century. sea ice they depend on for survival continues to disappear. wathat's the ing from a new study. victor gill reports. victoria: they are the poster species for climate change, predatorsde thand on fragile, transient hunting ground, the arctic sea ice. this study has shown that por bears' survival is tied to that ice. scientists use models based on satellite data to forecast sea ice decline in the arctic over the coming decades. that enabled them to predict a future tipping point to crorte a timelinehen the frozen hunting season will th too short fobears to ften up bere the summer. at the current rate of warming, researchers say all but a few polar bear populations will collapse before 2100. >> with less fat,nghey are ente fasting season longer than it used to be. >> are we alreadhat trajectory to lose polar bears? >> the trajectory we are on now is not a good one. but if society gets its act totherlobally, we can halt al warming in time to sa polar bears. and if we do, we will benefit t

seeing right now is the arctic wildfire, siberian wildfires.y're spreading throughout the region at a level five times faster than we have seen in previous years of course, these do happen every year and last year was a record. but this pace of spread is being driven by this heat wave and it is quite concerning the good news, though, is that russia's forestry ministry today said they think we may not be at the peak of the wildfire season. but it is still just july and there is no telling when this heat wave will actually break. back to you, frances. >> that's the hope thank you. astounding the temperatures are much, much higher there than parts of the country here. >> it is unreal, janessa. >> it is pretty alarming for this section of the country, with an average temperature that hovers in the mid-80s to see that 100 mark, we're seeing massive high pressure that is suddenly across that area. our temperatures are 30 to 40 degrees above the average. and it doesn't look like it will move anytime soon. the needle going to be staying in the mid-90s

victoria: the consequences of climate change are already playing out in the arctic landscape.n this new timeline, researchers say, there is a stark reminder that the survival of an enre species is at stake. laura: i am laura trevelyan. narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. raymond james. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs. and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. narrator: you're watchg pbs.re voy to watch the best of anytime, anywhere, on nearly any device? it's easy with the pbs video app. simply download the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device. now you can watch the latest pbs episodes, or catch up on the shows you missed. r and when you support ycal station, you can get pbs passport, giving you access to more isodes, more specials, more of what you love! get thpbs video app now and stream the best of pbs, anytime you want, anywhere you are. - a platform wher

predators that depend on a fragile, transient hunting ground, the arctic sea ice.ientists used models based on satellite data to forecast sea ice decline in the arctic over the coming decades. that enabled them to predict a future tipping point, to create a timeline for when the frozen hunting season will be too short for the bears to fatten up before the summer. at the current rate of warming, the researchers say all but a few polar bear populations will collapse before 2100. with less fat, they're entering a fasting season that's longer than it used to be. so, is that now unavoidable? are we already on that trajectory, to just lose polar bears? the trajectory that we're on now is not a good one. but if society gets its act together, globally, we can halt global warming in time to save polar bears. and if we do, it will benefit the rest of life on earth, including ourselves. the consequences of climate change are already playing out in the arctic landscape. and this new timeline, the researchers say, is a stark reminder that the survival of an entire species is at

predators that depend on a fragile, transient hunting ground, the arctic sea ice.ce. the scientists used models based on satellite data to forecast sea ice decline in the arctic over the coming decades. that enabled them to predict a future tipping point, to create a timeline for when the frozen hunting season will be too short for the bears to fatten up before the summer. at the current rate of warming, the researchers say all but a few polar bear populations will collapse before 2100. with less fat, they're entering a fasting season that's longer than it used to be. so, is that now unavoidable? are we already on that trajectory, to just lose polar bears? the trajectory that we're on now is not a good one. but if society gets its act together, globally, we can halt global warming in time to save polar bears. and if we do, it will benefit the rest of life on earth, including ourselves. the consequences of climate change are already playing out in the arctic landscape. and this new timeline, the researchers say, is a stark reminder that the survival of an entire spe

is now being constructed in russia's far east while the country is keen to gain a foothold in the arctic region where gigantic natural resources are hidden under the seabed and the cheapest way to take all the extracted wealth out is by water this is where the latest ice breakers come in handy paving the way for cargo ships to navigate the north sea route all year round top of all. the time leader class nuclear icebreakers this to. provided year round as called of transport vessels in harsh conditions of the north sea route russia intends to build at least 3 nuclear icebreakers of this class the flagship vessel that has just been launched will be named russia it's expected to cost $1800000000.00 and will become operational in 2027 the icebreaker will move with a commercial speed of about $1314.00 knots and cope with an average ice thickness about 67 feet thanks to the new ice breakers of this class modern merchant ships can use not only the classic north sea route but to navigate in higher latitude it's worth mentioning that the north sea route lies along the coast of russia its length i

there's no typical arctic weather at the moment in northern norway the arctic archipelago is experiencing a heat wave with the highest temperature recorded of 21.7 degrees on saturday temperatures are normally 5 to 8 degrees this time of the year in the islands which is home to polar bears scientists say that global warming is happening twice as fast in the arctic as elsewhere. restoration is underway on one of the world's most famous ancient monuments the parthenon in athens has withstood the test of time for 2 and a half 1000 hears a repairs are finally being made to damage done by a 19th century british aristocracy another top priority is the return of artifacts that the greek government says he stole john psaropoulos reports. this marble block is being cut out to make history it will eventually form part of the parthenon where new model is being precisely chiseled to be married to surviving fragments the reconstructed blocks will be hoisted back into the structure much of the damage to this 2500 year old temple was caused relatively recently just over 200 years ago the 7th of elegant

there's no arctic weather at the moment in northern norway the arctic archipelago is having a heat wave with the highest of a temperature of $21.00 degrees records on saturday that's almost half a degree higher than the previous record set 41 years ago temperatures are normally $5.00 to $8.00 degrees at this time of year and these fall bottle islands home to polar bears scientists say global warming is happening twice as quickly as in the arctic as the average elsewhere. first edition football is back in mexico but the opening match ought to be postponed for 24 hours off to warnings about the heightened risk of coronavirus spreading among players money from mexico city. after an uncertain season on and off the pitch footballers in mexico are returning to work. per league football has kicked off a 4 day tournaments with the theme on during health workers on the front lines of mexico's ongoing struggle against the coronavirus pandemic. in recognition and gratitude of those who care for health against the toughest of rivals the tournament name will be changed to guard against 2020 this is

environmentalists say the pictures reveal one of the worst environmental catastrophes in the e arctic. it looks more like the landscape from another planet. groundticks you s see in thehe wewere once treeees. there was a leak from a copper sulfite mine that destroyed everything in its path. closed for 16een years but it's environmental threats have never stopped. there was outrage across russia when images of the polluted waters nearby went viral forcing russian prosecutors to investigate. >> the lake is near the mine. in 1997: an accident caused the mind to flood and it has not stopped leaking a toxic mix ever since. >> a sulfuric acid reaction is taking place here. the acid continues to burn everything in the area. all of these heavy metals are soluble and should not be in the water. 10 years ago, the local prosecutors revealed a high concentration of pollutants in the water. a special reservoir was built to contain the water leaking from the mine. those living nearby say it has had little effect. >> previously, there was a variety of fish in the lake but now, this is all that we ha

water russia now conducting a massive project they say will assert the country's dominance in the arctic region and last but not least the u.s. has just carried out its pursed federal execution in 17 years we'll dive into the political implications of this decision with our very own scottie hughes all right it's time to suit your i q. let's begin this hour with breaking news out of new york city where the infamous madam for disgraced financier jeffrey epstein going maxwell has entered a not guilty plea maxwell is being arraigned on several criminal charges including running a sex trafficking scheme targeting minors are to correspondent john heidi is monitoring today's court hearing john what do we know so far. yeah and it's ongoing at this point in fact the federal judge in this detention hearing the bail hearing is set to make a decision any moment but that said as you mentioned glenn maxwell pled not guilty to the charges of sex trafficking of minors the federal charges against her during this hearing in which she appeared via a live video link a trial date of july 12th 2021 was said b

norway's arctic archipelago has recorded its highest ever temperature the moment of their reach 21.7 degrees celsius on saturday that's 0.4 degrees above the previous record set in 1989 the audience would normally be seeing temperatures between $5.00 and $8.00 degrees at this time of year scientists say global warming in the arctic is happening twice as fast compared to the rest of the world a bangladeshi migrant is facing deportation of the malaysia after criticizing the government's treatment of workers during the coronavirus crisis mohammad rashdan kabir was detained on saturday he was interviewed in al-jazeera as one the one east documentary called locked up in malaysia's lockdown al-jazeera says his arrest is disturbing and reaffirms its support the freedom of expression as a fundamental human right without fear of being criminalized. a memorial for the late u.s. congressman john lewis has been held in his home state of alabama lewis rhodes remembered for his role in politics and as a civil rights leader of the 6 days of ceremonies in line state in the u.s. capitol before being

fires have been a major issue in the arctic region of russia. what's the latest out of the area? >> hello, we've been dealing with some very warm temperatures into the northern portions of russia, especially in siberia, where we've seen temperatures hitting into the 30s over the past few days, and now we are talking about a problem of dry weather on top of that. we're talking aboutut fires hav also developed. let's take a look at some video to give you an idea of what it looks like in the area, as the russian arctic has been consumed by fire. more than 2,000 fires were burning thursday. thick clouds of smoke traveled more than 400 kilometers. more than 800 firefighters were battling the blaze. when it comes to weather, we're not getting any real relief. we have some showers in the forecast. hopefully that will to some work on it. but in general, we are looking at a relatively dry pattern with some showers appearing. hopefully this will help out in the process. showers expected, a bit cooler, mid teens for highs in the north. meanwhile, across east asia, we're talking about a lot

it shows us that what happens in the arctic doesn't stay in the arctic. or from the arctic directly. so whilst a lot of this is uncertain, if something happens in the arctic, it's going to be reasonable to assume something's going to happen in the uk, too. today's report is yet more evidence that the growing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is changing our climate. what we're seeing really is unprecedented. it's the strongest result we've ever seen, actually. we've never seen a change in the probability of an event of more than 600 times. we've never seen a result like that. this february's storms and floods are also reckoned to have been driven by conditions in the arctic. and we know the polar region is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. the long—term impact that will have here in the uk is less certain. looking at the geological record, we don't think we've had co2 levels this high for about five million years, so we really don't know what to expect into the future. we're. .. we are in uncharted territory. the reduction of

. >>> a story that's been over shadowed by the pandemic is a disastrous fuel spill in the arctic. 20,000tons of diesel spewing into the ocean. russian authorities claiming it's contained but a whist whistle-blower tells a different story. >> reporter: it was one of the worst chemical reactions in the arctic. at the end of may a fuel spill burst releasing 20,000 tons into nearby rivers. there are clear signs the mining giant is dragging its feet in dealing with the aftermath. the company quickly claimed the damage had been contained saving a nearby lake, but whistle-blower says that's not true. >> translator: it is such an obvious childish lie i couldn't wrap my head around it. obviously i thought we must investigate the lake, but my management had a different view. >> reporter: he was working for russia's state environmental regulator at the time and was one of the first on the site the day of the disaster. he took cnn to the spot where puddles of diesel and gasoline streaks are still clearly visible and the water can literally be set on fire. >> translator: you can see the fuel is still

research shows that the arctic town in which it's based is warming faster than any other. which makes the work being done in lebanon even more critical. 25 syrians in the same number of locals attend the farmland here. so it looks like they're doing some really important work over here can i give them a hand yes of course they are doing the hand weeding. seems that modern science hasn't quite figured out an alternative to getting down your hands and knees and just getting your hands dirty so we're just looking for the weeds we don't want weeds interfere with his experiments we want to make sure that his crops grow right and we have to also be careful not to hurt the crop so the weeds kind of grow in between here so you really got to have a good eye. on a show good. but. but then fanny and i had a civil lawsuit on him from the issue and stuff he'd been over america with. dr ali has invited me for lunch meals are of course the final products of the crops grown here it's a chance for him to tell me more about the life in syria he was forced to leave behind this is actually th

weather at the moment a northern norway the arctic archipelago is experiencing a heat wave with the highest temperature recorded of $21.00 degrees on saturday temperatures are normally $5.00 to $8.00 degrees at this time of year and this fall but island also home to polar bears scientists say global warming is happening twice as fast in the arctic as the average elsewhere. well let's now get another weather update with everson thanks very much to start well with the high temperatures not just in the arctic this is the temperatures as well so we've got quite an active little set of storms going on at the moment you can see from the satellite picture we're in the middle of the pacific here so this is douglas and that's making its way towards why the main islands of hawaii system is weakening though so that's good news believes in the intensity on the winds but lots of very heavy rain to come as we go on through the next 24 to 48 hours you can see it sweeps across all the parts of hawaii as we go on into were achieved by this stage it should be a tropical storm now we push over into th

the latest example of extreme weather a heat wave in the arctic 38 degrees celsius in northern russia and forest fires burning out of control. scientists say we need the equivalent of a 3 month lockdown every year for decades to keep global warming under 2 degrees. from will we fight climate change as decisively as the coronavirus will. but is the question in the efforts to further combat covered 19 of been incredibly swift and decisive and robust and by comparison there is this sort of sense that we're lagging a little bit behind the goals with the would we have set for ourselves what exactly are we letting the how of we haven't been too distracted by the corona crisis we've taken our eyes off of the ball well the thing is that the climate crisis just develops in slow motion and every year politicians find some reason why there is some more urgent crisis or financial corona whatever every year is just not the right year to make decisive decisions to cut the emissions and that has just been going on for too many decades. it's and now you know it's not just that we're too slow on a glo

medication maybe a vaccine and we will be over it whereas we are triggering no changes to the and arctic ice sheet for example that will make sea level continue to rise for thousands of years we are pumping so much c o 2 in the atmosphere it's more been in the last 3000000 years and it will be with us for tens of thousands of years so this is going to be a very long lasting crisis situation for many generations to come do not you to have been following developments on a recently what insights have you taken away from the from the battle to contain the pandemic. where. the pandemic came as a crisis that out of the blue like like a meteorite or something like that that hit us and then we always found us. from one day to the other in this lockdown situation and i think there's nothing positive about the lockdowns really hit the economy very very hard and so when we now try to least hard the economy to come back into the new normal to return to growth to return to growth yes i think we have to do it in a climate friendly way because as dita rightly said. the verb the climate crisis will take

from mines in canada's arctic to farms in america the sleeping dragon china is continuing to spread its wings and some don't like it if the free world doesn't change doesn't change communist china will surely change. the can't be returned to the past practices because they're comfortable because they're convenient currently he is high amongst 80 china factions in canada as chinese state run shamed own gold mining company moves to buy a mine in the arctic circle some experts fear that chen dongs plans put canada at risk as the gold mine sits in a strategically important region known for resources and shipping routes richard fadden. as national security advisor to both prime minister trudeau and former canadian prime minister stephen harper has gone as far as to say this purchase should not go forward they are clearly adversaries and i think we have to take that into account every time they seek to buy something although the toronto based company that is selling the mine has approved the deal as with all canadian assets being sold to foreign state owned companies the federal government ha

from mines in canada's arctic to farms in america the sleeping dragon china is continuing to spread its wings and some don't like it if the free world doesn't change doesn't change the means china will surely change. the can't be a return to the past practice because the comfortable because they're convenient currently reside he is high amongst anti china factions in canada as chinese state run shamed own gold mining company moves to buy a mine in the arctic circle some experts fear that chen dongs plans put canada at risk as the gold mine sits in a strategically important region known for resources and shipping routes richard fadden who is national security advisor to both prime minister trudeau and former canadian prime minister stephen harper has gone as far as to say this purchase should not go forward they are clearly adversaries and i think we have to take that into account every time they seek to buy something although the toronto based company that is selling the mine has approved the deal as with all canadian assets being sold to foreign state owned companies the federal govern