even offshore in the middle of the arctic ocean there are drilling platforms.our pilot tells us normally there'd be ice here. but he says this year things have changed. and like all the money i feel like my government feels that they might or. might not. let me leave. a major new. day and that i get out very unusual that my dear that i have not you know your lover. bob says it keeps getting warmer here. we wonder if the instability of the ground isn't already causing problems. already on the infrastructure in your fields. yes but it's it is not official information. and they ask us not to talk. but yes yes they have problems and that's why i made to this selling face selling piece. b.p. has come from more so. oil giant b.p. is withdrawing from alaska entirely even though more and more oil fields are being discovered and opened up for drilling our journey around the arctic circle ends here in the alaskan oil fields for some there the promise of a brighter future for others they're part of the problem. we've traveled thousands of kilometers through this immense i

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, claiming the arctic ocean has as a russian ocean. and i think that the canadian foreign minister, this is stuff like the 19th century, we don't do that anymore but some people do do that. it is very 19th century. it's a concert of great power . >> i think one of the things we've seen is that putting wants to be treated as a great power. and he knows how to play that game. it's a great picture in the book of them doing a judo flip and he knows how to take advantage of other people's moves. >> at interesting because as long as he has a seat at the table, a world of great power competition that even though his economies much smaller and china's united states. >> relationship, i need one of the things i talk about in the that's really important is that it's very are relationship with russia, it's gotten worse and worse. and we put sanctions on them but he's closer and closer to i described one scene where putin is in front of an audience, he says i'm sorry i kept you up talking until 4 amyour time . xi jinping said that's fine because we

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did loves the arctic ocean the german has been living in norway's high north for 12 years. he takes tourists to see the sights along the coast near the russian border. he brings up one of those sites from the bottom of the sea for this took root. he only set out the trucks the day before at a depth of 180 meters but one day was long enough for him to pull up. thousands of king crabs a delicacy all around the world yet the crabs also a growing ecological problem the crest stations multiply like rabbits. job and the water you're good he. grabs right over your. harvesting the king crabs has brought an unheard of prosperity to norway's economically constrained time nor including for the remote fishing village of big guy nace. in 1989 residents ran an advertisement offering their village for sale. young people were moving away because there was no work. now the village has been revived complete with bed and breakfasts and even a bistro. on there and it's all thanks to none other than the king crab. fisherman life in the lair was among the 1st to discover the non-native species o

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, fong said the evidence she and her colleagues gathered provides devastating proof of a dying arctic ocean and warnings of ice free summers due to man-made greenhouse gases, warming the planet. >> as scientist thes, i think we need to be more out spoken about the crisis that we see in front of us. the environmental crisis. and not be shy about more facts. >> we know that what we have done is caused an increase in temperature and carbon dioxide on earth. and that causes warming. and that warming is causing the melting of both the north and the south. and the loss of this ice is causing major changes to the way the climate functions. >> scientists claim that means more intense wildfires, stronger hurricanes, extreme floods and drought around the world. the scientists braved poler bears, days of complete darkness and isolation for months on end. and when they finished, they took samples of the ice for further study back home. but home looks very different. they left dry land before anyone had heard of covid only to return to a global pandemic. >> some people think that perhaps because of this

the extra heat now being arctic oceans has intensified global warming by 25% to 40%. of this are ons sobering. this year alone, we've all as a record rror number of billion dollar disasters including wildfires, floods, and rapidly intensifying hurricanes devastated parts of the united elsewhere. threatening communities, strange agriculture and food security, relief resources. face of ators is the climate change. the ice loss is also causing the arctic to warm two to three times faster than the earth as a whole. exacerbating the melt of glee years and the ice sheet accelerating sea level rise and threatening the coastal infrastructure worldwide. the rapid warming is -- [audio cutting out] -- arctic soils, which could lead to vast stores -- audio cutting out] >> affects the frequency of extreme weather events as the south difference in air temperature is major factor controlling weather patterns. recent research including my own in nets that a reduction temperature difference will make weather differences more prolonged leading to droughts, heat wafers, and even cold sp

did loves the arctic ocean the german has been living in norway's high north for 12 years. he takes tourists to see the sights along the coast near the russian border. he brings up one of those sites from the bottom of the sea for this to a group. he only set out the tracks the day before at a depth of 180 meters but one day was long enough for him to pull up dozens of king crabs a delicacy all around the world the crabs are also a growing ecological problem the crest stations multiply like rabbits. job in the water you're good he probably grabs you have grabs right over your. harvesting the king crabs has brought an unheard of prosperity to norway's economically constrained time nor including for the remote fishing village of big guy next. in 1989 residents ran an advertisement offering their village for sale. young people were moving away because there was no work. now the village has been revived complete with bed and breakfasts and even a bistro. and it's all thanks to none other than the king crab. fisherman who life in a lair was among the 1st to discover the non-nati

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on record, the highest above average temperatures were felt in northern europe, siberia and the arctic oceandversely impacts sea ice freezing according to the climate change servers behind the report. 2020 is on track to at least tie 2016 for the hottest year on record. but it could take the title outright. so, let's get the very latest from cnn meteorologist pedram javaheri. it's a real concern, isn't it pedram? >> it is concerning, and it could be taking the title outright. and i certainly think that is going to happen here within the next several weeks. certainly looks like it. you kind of look at what we found here based on the report from the european union's climate change service. here's the depiction of the warmth that rosemary noted, above average temperatures, planetary wide here. and you'll notice very much above average into the arctic and antarctic. that's the most concerning. you think to yourself not a lot of people live across those regions at the highest latitudes but the impacts across the region, the air conditioning unit of our planet. the ice across this area plays a lar

the american people see this on the coast of the atlantic, pacific, and arctic oceans, and on the shores of lakes and rivers. it is estimated that the impact, including our economy, is over $10 billion a year. it harms ecosystems and fishing industries through economic losses due to abandoned or lost as closeear, known to gear. -- known as ghost gear. floating debris also poses navigational hazards. it includes glass, rubber, and plastic. as senator whitehouse noted, current estimates say there currently are more than 150 million tons with another eight million tons added each year. that works out to a full garbage truck's worth of plastic entering the ocean every minute. i must note, mr. chairman, that the people's republic of china is the biggest offender, responsible for nearly 30% of plastic waste, far more than any other country. the prc must address its own waste management issues, both land-based and sea based, and must do so with its own resources. marine debris affects environmental and food securities, economic security, resource management, and -- economic stability, resource

american people see this on the coasts of the atlantic, pacific, and arctic oceans and on the shores of lakes and rivers. it's estimated that the direct economic impact of marine debris on apec economies and that includes our economy is over $10 billion a year, it harms eco systems and fishing industries through economic losses due to lost fishing gear known as ghost gear. and floating debris promotes marine hazards. one of the most common materials is plastic, exact as senator whitehouse noted current estimates more than 8 million tons added each year to use a different way of describing that, works out to a full garbage truck's worth of ocean entering the ocean every minute. i must note, mr. chairman, that the people's republic of china is the biggest offender responsible for nearly 30% of plastic waste, far more than any other country. the prc must address its own waste management issues, both land based and sea based and do so with its own resources. marine debris affects marine security and potentially human health, the challenge is immense. our approach focuses on promoting env

but this easier access also comes with heightened risks to those venturing into an arctic ocean with little in the way of our infrastructure, emergency facilities, accident mitigation resources, or even ports of call. change has come quickly. and the region is woefully unprepared for these new activities. what can we do about these threats to national security posed by arctic ice loss and warming? the impacts i've discussed are symptoms of the underlying disease. to treat the disease, we need to pull out all of the stops to reduce emissions of heat-trapping gasses and to remove carbon from the atmosphere by both natural and technological means. the symptoms must be addressed by proactively building resiliency which depends on research that characterizes the physical threats, identifies the specific risks and develops strategies to protect those in harm's way. this will not be easy or cheap. but the reactive approach will be much more expensive and threatening to national security. thank you very much. >> thank you, dr. francis. i'm going to ask the witnesses -- some of the similar qu

pattern of a warmer less frozen and biologically changed arctic this year a lot of the headlines were in eurasia particularly siberia and the oceans just offshore of siberia last year the extremes were in alaska and the adjacencies years before that it was greenland what this illustrates it is at this point in the arctic it's always extreme somewhere the exact areas are very as the storm tracks and what's going on in the oceans and deep ocean currents vary with time but it's now always some places through at this point we have seen such a dramatic wasin the volume of the ice 30 years ago most of the ice in the arctic had been around for several years that was very thick ice very resilient to melting storminess in the summer now 70 percent of the ice is 1st year ice that's much thinner ice much more fragile much more easily disrupted and so we're seeing things like changes in the seasonality of the ice it isn't just the ice minimum when there's ice there at all this year we had the northern sea route across the north coast of siberia then down through the bering strait open longer than it ever was it wasn't that long ago it was alm

pattern of a warmer less frozen and biologically changed arctic this year a lot of the headlines were in your asia particularly siberia and the oceans just offshore of siberia last year the extremes were in alaska and the adjacencies a couple years before that it was greenland what this illustrates it is at this point in the arctic it's always extreme some where the exact areas vary as the storm tracks and what's going on in the oceans and deep ocean currents vary with time but it's now always some places extrude why is this important why does this matter what does it say about global climate conditions. at this point we have seen setter dramatic wasin the volume of ice 30 years ago most of the ice in the arctic had been around for several years that was very thick ice very resilient to melting storminess in the summer now 70 percent of the ice is 1st year ice that's much thinner ice much more fragile much more easily disrupted and so we're seeing things like changes in the seasonality of the ice it isn't just the ice minimum but when there's ice there at all this year we had the northern sea route across the north coast of siberia

be a part of. va >> sreen: this week, the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released its annual arcticeport card, showing that the arcticwarming at an unprecedented rate. scientipests measured ttures last year that were the second- highest in more than 10years. the warmer climate is thawing permafrost and causing sea ice and land-based glaciers to melt more rapidly. it's also creating more open water and human activity like commercial shipping, oil exploration and even tourism. the new frontier is also behind a resurgence of arctic geopolitical rivalry. special correspondent benedict moran and video journalist jorgen samso report on the new cold war from nunavut, canada. this segment is part of our ongoing series, "peril and promise: the challenge of c climange." >> reporter: this is rankin inlet, in the northwest of hudson bay, high up in the canadia.n arct temperatures are frigid, well below -40 degrees fahrenheit.t, nside this tent, canadian military diver anmolpreet grewal is getting ready to go swimming. >> when he goes in, hold it like that the whole dive.re >> reporter: tre dive teams from all over-- france, cana

oceans experienced a heatwave. the shrinking of the ice caps and bleaching of carl reefs are just some of the impacts. the change in the arctic is what. would group a gram of system just new for instance is. really his fear so anything changes the arctic 30 or so we're going to solve. there is a glimmer of hope though more than 100 countries have promised that 52050000 be carbon neutral and vicious new targets are being proposed for a un conference next year. former french president validate this tunnel has died at the age of 94 from complications linked to covert 19 he led france from 974-2981 spearheading a social revolution away from catholic conservatism he also worked closely with germany to pave the way for the european union of today german foreign minister high command says pay tribute to the former president saying he was a great frenchman and a great european. he was hailed as a modernizer and a champion of european integration in the 1970 s. former french president just got to stand helped lay the groundwork for the european union born in what was then french occupied germany she scuffed was just a teenager when he

. >> reporter: the impact on wildlife polar bears starving as arctic sea ice continues shrinking. marine life dying off as the ocean becomes more acidic, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere koalas caught in the raging wildfires. and then there is the impact on humans. >> an extreme event americamean suffering. rainfall shortages and temperature increases that result in drought we have never seen before. >> reporter: five years since the paris climate agreement from which the united states withdraw, and scientists say a renewed commitment is crucial to head off the consequences still to come. >> now is the time to transform human kind's relationship with the natural world and with each other. and we must do so together solidarity is humanity, it is survival. >> reporter: it's not a lost cause here researchers point to commitments by china and japan to be carbon neutral by 2050. because they are big carbon contributors, it's meaningful. more importantly, green technology is evolving so rapidly, it's becoming affordable or even the most efficient option for improving transportation and infrastructure and othe

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the national oceanic and atmospheric administration warns in a stark new report that greenhouse gas emissions have radically transformed the arctic in just the last 15 years. the 2020 arctic report card warns of dwindling sea ice, accelerating arctic wildfires, summertime temperatus topping 100 degrees fahrenheit, and rapidly melting permafrost that's releasing vast quantities of heat-trapping methane gas. on the whole, the arctic is warming three times faster than the rest of the globe. the state of new york has announced plans to do best it's $226 billion retirement fund from most fossil fuel companies. the new york state common retirement fund is the third-largest public pension fund in the united states. new york state comptroller tom dinapoli said the fund would divest from the riskiest oil and gas companies by 2025 and decarbonize by 2040. the decision follows years of organizing by the divestny campaign, which was launched after hurricane sandy. bill mckibben, co-founder of 350.org, hailed the decision. >> this is one of the really great important moments. this is the biggest pension fund to divest yet. it comes from the s

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oceans experienced a heatwave. the shrinking of the ice caps and bleaching of carl reefs are just some of the impacts. the change in the arctic is what. would group a gram of system just for instance is. really his fear so if you think changes the arctic 30 or so we're going to. there is a glimmer of hope though more than 100 countries have promised that 52050000 e-car been neutral. as new targets are being proposed for a un conference next year are let me bring you up to date now on some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world in the united nations has reached an agreement with ethiopia to allow aid into government controlled areas of the tea growing region the conflict between addis ababa and rebel forces has displaced tens of thousands of people the u.n. had warned or had been mourning for weeks about a possible humanitarian catastrophe israeli lawmakers have taken steps to dissolve parliament edging israel closer to its 4th national election in 2 years i mean this or benjamin netanyahu has called for unity with his governing partner but he guns who backs the move to dissolve parliament and the germ