set sail from problems or in norway settled into an ice floe and is now on its way through the arctic ocean. trapped in the arctic ice surrounded by. the dark polar night the research vessel palash down is stuck out of reach of ice breakers until june although the arctic is called the epicenter of global climate change there still isn't enough data about what's happening there. expedition head to marcus next is back on the mainland and describes what it felt like when the vessel got trapped in the ice. it's a strange feeling just when you've gotten used to things the interior of the ice begins to shift major pressure events make the ice crack. ridges of ice might bump into the ship making it tremble we're jerk and it's noisy clatters and squeaks sometimes the ship is propelled several metres through the ice and we might find ourselves moving again for a few minutes or maybe half an hour. then suddenly it's over and it's quiet again. a large research camp has sprouted up near the vessel there are 100 tons of scientific equipment here many kilometers of electric cables and measuring stations

the research vessel work continue its mission in the arctic ocean until september for now still frozen in the polar ice. if you want to keep track of the polish down then visit the website follow dot mosaic dash expedition dog. you'll find information and updates on the most ambitious polar expedition in history. while some drift with the sea ice others let the winds do the work when does the horizontal movement are there with a defined direction and speed. winds in the upper atmosphere are stronger and faster than at the surface of the planet that phenomenon got one scientists thinking about harnessing the power of the wind not with a turbine anchored in the ground but with a flying object such as a drone. this aircraft is a flying power plant. that aims to harness the energy of strong winds in our atmosphere. the higher we go the stronger they get. the airborne wind turbine was the brainchild of rolf looks singer an idea designed to quite literally bring a breath of fresh air to the wind energy sector. or as it is here ornish vision is to finally harness the full potential of wind po

where to be sick the question would be of race again but so far to many steps that are easy in the arctic ocean a crime scene she hasn't been tested positive. or that announcement as you said it came just minutes after the chancellor had announced stricter measures here in germany just walk us through what what those will mean for david life here in the country. well the most significant of these measures is to decision by the federal government to gather we all do states previous so all the leaders of germany 16 region to wrist treat people as bt to gather industries for example the gathering sells more than 2 people i know as phobia and it is about to burst reducing the situation of people so as to reduce to 6 nation after virus itself within the population and it is only possible to reduce contact between individuals themselves to people are asked who are advised to keep their distance is to not come closer than 105 meter ideally to me to someone and not very much they are also advised to reduce their travels to essential travel for example to go to where to go to doctors or to go to superma

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until september the research vessel and its science team will drift together with the ice over the arctic ocean to better understand this region that is so crucial to our whole planet. we can talk more about this with dr marseille and klaus he's a sea ice physicist was also a co cruise leader on the 1st leg of the palash downs of voyage he joins us from brahma welcome to day w. we heard in the report that the 1st observations show that the ice is thinner one presumes with global warming this is what you would expect as was the big question is why does this matter hello and good afternoon yes that matter is there and we can see the arctic warming in the uk you change in particular in the offtake and with the sea ice and if the sea ice changes also into action between the atmosphere and the ocean will change and that has consequences gone to all it shoots year. so tell us about those those consequences because clearly they visit this there's with so many scientists there is a cost a lot of money i'm just wondering what we're getting for our money you go out there you discover the sea ice is thinn

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to decide which nations get which territories. 5 nations that border the arctic ocean are in a bid to extend their software in whites in the direction of the north pole denmark canada us norway and russia each wants as much territory as possible the area is best. managed to contain 10 percent of the wolves oil was. due to fire a few of. me and soon you shipped. if. for . us we're doing is is hince has put down. actions. that. russia understood to take advantage of the new. in 2002 he was one of the 1st countries to submit a claim to the continental shelf commission the russians asserting to no less than the entire essential arctic an area of $1500000.00 square kilometers including the north pole coal hince was known as the man who shot down blushes claim on account of insufficient scientific evidence employed a trick that many states are using to push through their claims even after they rejected. as i did. in this country and. this is for a boat. or d.l.c. este. ron. i'm a fresh one of. those . missions. in the race to control the world's oceans data is key if a claim is rejected nat

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arctic region. china aims to create a new silk road trade route that would run from asia to europe via the north pole. right now china has to move its exports to europe through the indian ocean the proposed new arctic routes would cut shipping time by 20 percent or about 2 weeks. some experts say that china also wants access to the arctic switch supply of natural resources. to. the growing chinese middle class it's basically screaming for resources from all over the planet. and then the oxy gets no exception so what you see is basically the same interest for resources as china have in south america and as china in africa and and you can also i think they see that china moves in in the places where united states is not present always united states force out then you see china course in and and we also stopped to see that in the. meanwhile back in arctic canada the tory apiece prepares to fly back to camp and. the research that she and her colleagues are doing here could be used by any number of countries. the scientists have no control over where their data ends up and that's fine with victoria. i look at the tectonic environment where rocks form and that information is usefu

of the world's ocean instead of writing about people i write where the characters are oceans the atlantic and arctic and mediterranean pacific in the south china sea. there is power in that because in each chapter i talk about the history of that region of the world in importance of the sea and that is the connection to the admiral the greatest strategist the navy ever produced creating this idea of a global navy the reason we have a powerful seagoing navy and marine corps is because of these solutions 70 percent of the planet is covered by water 95 percent moves on the ocean 70 percent of the oxygen you are breathing tonight comes from photosynthesis in the sea. the oceans matter that is the genesis of the book and we should have a strategy as we did 120 years ago. >> dealing with the chapters in this wonderful book sailing true north. because commanding richard nixon one of the millions of sailors thousands of ships so the other that i ask about is he was under nixon's command so would chester portrayed now to be familiar to people make it today? >> i think the real question is would he have made

oceans. chapter on the atlantic, pacific,c, the arctic, the south china sea. and i think there's power in that because in each of those tractors i talk about the history of that region of the world and i tie it to the importance and that is the connection to the admiral that you are thinking of. the greatest strategist the navy has ever produced who created this idea of a global navy and the reason we have a powerful navy and marine corps is because of these vast oceans. 70% of the planet is covered by water. 95% of all trade moves on the ocean. 70% of the oxygen you are breathing tonight comes from photosynthesis in a sea, the oceans that are. that is the genesis of the book and the theory is we ought to have a strategy for dealing with those and shortly as it is articulated 120 years ago. >> before i yield to the presentation, this has to do with two of the chapters in this wonderful new book, biographical sketches and i take these because chester commanded richard nixon, he was one as you say one of the millions of sailors on a thousand of ships under the c

world's 2nd largest maritime nation its sovereign wide stretching over an area of the ocean almost as large as the entire arctic less yachts also to ferry the. bar a little him all this limo and bulldog. bussard good. if you could just remodel a bit more now because i do security doing it don't drive or. duplicate some of the predict not pass up class. which is going to switch don't have a city dish or. that your daily look at the courts not that or last disease do put in his shell see day go off or send decision t o. s to that part and also that there's the down to the. shells you. call for 70. something for. the sort of. the want their machine are better may i make the. don't walk do some unity bus was shut either the boat different base support was only going to be shocked if you see one a boarding is you also when you see forces not best. served up or didn't you fall sets up both falls prey to meet your king of. ireland's when presented crucial trump card in the battle to control the world's oceans it's all about geometry because islands are surrounded by water there's software into a drawing extends around

oceans in recorded history. that means stronger storms, more storms, heavier rains and sea ice for the arctic -- record antarcticgoes into higher sea level records. that has had global impacts not just around the world but around our country as well. arctic heat and fires, above average fire activity for alaska, siberia. extreme rainfall, wettest 12-month period on record. dorian slowest moving cat 5 storm. record european heat, seven countries. of course australia's wildfires hottest and driest on record our climate is changing. >>> good morning. i'm meteorologist kari hall. we're seeing the storm system that's been over southern california still bringing parts of the south bay unsettled weather so we will still have a slight chance of rain mostly south from san jose on southward today. elsewhere mostly sunny sky and temperature reaching into the low 70s. a few clouds in the mix and some low 70s going into the end of the week. this weekend a widespread storm arrives and brings in some off and on rain as well as chilly temperatures. >> that's your latest weather. guys. >> thanks, al. >> mr. roker, thank you. jus