a new beginning in russia's nose discover the arctic sea.

planet there are a number of you know finite number of huge physical features so we're melting arctic sea ice that's one of the biggest we're destroying at a very rapid rate the planet's coral reefs that's you know the great barrier reef the biggest the biggest biological feature you can see from space you know and it's disappearing we're drying out the amazon as temperatures rise around it the parts we're not cutting down we've got to back off in a serious way because we're moving into really dangerous territory how. how do we do that the only the only way to do it is to get off fossil fuel and that's easy to say but hard to do doesn't it as much mean getting on to alternatives to the scenes getting some of each but the problem is i mean this would be hard enough to do in any event i mean it's fossil fuels the center of the economy and it would be a rapid transition more rapid than our economies can easily deal with it be like what we did at the beginning of world war two to cure up for that what are hard enough to do but harder to do in our political era because the power of the fossil

white sea is known as the gateway to the arctic. major reserves for many years. from here we will set out from the main lands of the coral a peninsula to this readily and rebuts you commensal as they are the farthest tips in the northwest of our country norway lies beyond them. and humorous military bases was stationed in the barents sea during the cold war after the collapse of the island curtain these places became open for tourists today it's possible to see the maneuvers of the nuclear submarines. and that's where this country's best kept secret is our nuclear undersea fleet is based there. but you can feast your eyes upon all kinds of submarines that regularly surface include of oil bay that are protected by patrol boats. on the other side of the call open in the baazigar river empties into the bright city. the village of wasicka is situated on both sides of the asteroid fifteen kilometers from the sea tides raise the water in the river to a height of up to ten meters and increase its salt content. at. the high tide makes it im

and lies within the arctic circle to the north it's washed by the barents sea but in the south it's met by the white city the region is known as the gateway to the arctic. this is the starting point of most sightseeing groups around the collagen into symmetry and goes in has been in the business of taking tourists to movements from nature reserves for many years. from here we will set out from the main lines of the koala peninsula to this readily and about she peninsulas they are the farthest tips in the northwest of our country norway lies beyond them. numerous military bases was stationed in the barents sea during the cold war after the collapse of the iron curtain these places became open for tourists today it's possible to see the maneuvers of the nuclear submarines. and that's where this country's best kept secret is our nuclear undersea fleet is based there. but you can feast your eyes upon all kinds of submarines that regularly surface included via bay that are protected by patrol boats. on the other side of the call of an inch of the baazigar river and to ease into the white cit

the white sea its surface remains choked with ice minutely seven months a year. the chilly breath of the arctic ocean keeps the water freezing cold. near the coast however the high winds and bitter cold recede. that even in winter also can be seen through holes in the ice. board squeals and cracking sounds can often be good around them. this is how so-called canaries of the sea communicate. typically they hide under the ice and the white sea is the natural habitat. far from the civilized world in the north of russia on the coast of the white sea sea canaries are communicating with people with great pleasure in the open waters. not a q. and they are behaving strangely today. sure why you had a canary so why did you feel like giving us a song or it was something wrong with your throat system. before you start singing business. of water your best go into is sure was more. than was a little let's give our throat some fish oil. bath now let's try to get off. sailors have dubbed baluga whales sea canaries because of their peculiar sounds they make. just. as much a want to bring as tiring. skin color

arctic. his name siku means sea ice and that's symbolic because the sea ice is melting and that's threateningt polar bear facility here, covering two and a half hectares and when he's about 2 years old, he will move in with the other polar bears and have a normal polar wave life, as normal as it can be in captivity. >> what is the long-term plan for him. you say he'll be in captivity, you wouldn't expect to return him to the wild i take it. >> no, none of the animals we have in zoos and wildlife parks are supposed to go back to the wild. he'd never make it. no, he's going to stay here with us and take part in an international breeding program for polar bears in captivity so hopefully in a few years' time he will become a daddy himself. >> frank, just do me a favor, can you pull that index finger out of his mouth so i can see that it's still there. okay. i just wanted to make sure. >> oh, it's just that sweet, little tongue. >> exactly. listen, good luck is siku. he is true lay forable and it's a wonderful thing that you're doing there. so thank you for joining us. >> can i make a new year wis

arctic circle on r.t. . cost around the world the seas are taken these are all top stories tonight tens of thousands rallied peacefully in the russian capital demanding a rebut of the parliamentary elections while president to be too good for the old reform is promising an overhaul of the country's political system. and in other news that made headlines the last seven days for most international pressure mounts on the syrian regime to end its crackdown on protesters as violence intensifies across the country but the people struggling under a set of western sanctions soaring prices of.

arctic circle on r.t. . will cost around the world the seas are taken these are all top stories tonight tens of thousands rallied peacefully in the russian capital demanding a rerun of the parliamentary elections while president to be triggered by was a bold reform is promising an overhaul of the country's political system. and in other news that made headlines the last seven days for most international pressure mounts on the syrian regime to end its crackdown on protesters as violence intensifies across the country but the people struggling under a set of western sanctions soaring prices and food shortages of hit the already impoverished population hard. at the end of an era when north korea mourns the death of its ruler kim jong il his youngest son steps into power hailed as the new supreme leader news of his passing put the secretive states neighbors on high alert that made mounting fears of uncertainty. next a former head of the un's nuclear watchdog talks to r.t. about how kim jong il's death might disturb the region's already shaky stability. well i'm joined by mr hans blix from stockholm mr blix chaired t

hour to an hour some of its waters are above the arctic circle get it still attracts hardcore surfers and tourists do take over there with us to the white sea in northern russia that's right now here are not seeing. the whites see its surface remains choked with ice for nearly seven months a year. the chilly breath of the arctic ocean peeps the water freezing cold. near the coast however the high winds and bitter cold recede. that even in winter also can be seen through holes in the ice. board squeals and cracking sounds can often be heard around them. this is how so-called canaries of the sea communicate. typically they hide under the ice. the white sea is the natural habitat. far from the civilized world in the north of russia on the coast of the white sea sea canaries are communicating with people with great pleasure in the open waters. but not a cure they are behaving strangely today. sure you know why you had a canary so why did you feel like giving us a song or something wrong with your first. before you start singing. a water your best. is sure. let's give our throat some fish oil. now let's try to get off the. sailors have dubbed ba

sea. beluga trainer alexander and biologist natalia are cut off from civilization. they live in the village of new monkey and work in the nearby arctic circle dive center . well so are you ready. palooka wails of plays an important role in their lives this is where they first met and then got married. let's go below go. to the belugas knew him a trio enough to go to the white sea dolphinarium when they were about one year old . alexandra natalia became their foster parents they tended fed and trained them. keeping in touch with palookas is not only that job but it is also a hobby and a way of relaxation. training belugas means playing with them any hostility against them is totally ruled out. whales and dolphins have an acute sense of how humans are disposed towards them they respond to friendly treatment. and of course very many people come here they want to communicate with the belugas and touch them and to thing in your show what's most important is that this is not a circus showing off animals ability to leap or carry balsam they to me it's been pretty clear people simply communicate with a living creature as you will see just th

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arctic circle. twelve thirty am in moscow these here are to have lights brushing needs to mock the sea but not chaos and president medvedev outlining the primary challenges for the country saying russia is on the brink of a new political era where every voice will be heard. arab league observers arrive in syria as the conflict there reaches a bloody peak at international sanctions caused living conditions to deteriorate. and tightening the noose on america's controversial death penalty the floods the flow of drugs used to kill us to death row inmates. next a special report about the survivors of the world's most notorious industrial disaster fighting for justice against the firm responsible for the gas leak in the indian city of bell paul which killed at least fifteen thousand people stay with us . december third one thousand nine hundred eighty four the night we can never forget . when the leakage of and i see gas from this union carbide factory made people sleep forever but. those who are no more today the people they use. those mothers and sisters who were sleeping bad night in their homes. the g

sea as little as five hundred dollars. unpunished. the r.v. national park before they reach the arctic circle they will make a stopover on the shore of punny on the lake the expedition heading there is taking a short cut because of the bad weather. expedition members driving snowmobiles resolved to go across mt new warren karelians highest mountain a demanding route by all accounts according to the folk at big color vala this place is the gateway to the mysterious land of popular. the area is covered with thick forest of the kind you find only in sub-arctic regions pine trees and spruce is fare better than other plants on ice covered ground here the wind bring snow and cold weather from the arctic moisture and warm air from the atlantic this is why the foothill trees are talked with big caps of packed snow. in the old days local is pretty small and sonoran and it's more than a symbol lashon has a diverse inhabitants of this place feared it the mountain is a massive european granite with droplets of quartz crystals and beautiful sight but when i would start a training the mountain turne

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arctic start plus. celebrating santa's in the space the iowa says crew gets festive as they prepare to sea in the new year sixteen times. the u.s. wants pakistan to shoulder to share a map of its facilities on the border with afghanistan to avoid incidents like nato airstrike that killed twenty four pakistani soldiers last month as follows a u.s. report concludes both sides should share blame for the deadly attack or his military contributor says washington is trying to offload responsibility for its mistakes. their results of the investigation regarding the u.s. unfortunate raid across the evident pakistani border were neither conclusive for the u.s. military on the ground nor for the pakistani army in fact that pakistani military flatly denied their results in fact that pakistan erection to the pentagon investigation was totally predictable the pentagon announcement states that the u.s. forces involved in this baleful accident acted in self-defense and to be the appropriate use of force after being fired upon these particular awardee is in the attempt to exonerate the us chain of command for taking such

sea life. >> here, a huge iceberg breaks away from green land. this does happen naturally but the mounting could accelerate if the arctic and part of antarctica continue to melt. when i met david attenborough, he said it was the speed of change that is where some. >> this change is happening extremely swift. we have seen this happening and this is in geological terms, in ecological terms, biological, this is huge. to adapt, you can adapt to a slow change. quick changes much more difficult. >> one of the great features of the antarctic coast, this ice shelf, is seen breaking up. if the crew films huge fischer's moving through it. this fits into a pattern of change. -- the crew films fissures moving through it. >> this could cause temperature increase. >> is there a risk of sounding too alarmist? >> i try not to. the fact is that these changes are happening. the evidence is incontrovertible. as far as we can see, if they go on, this will have a catastrophic effect. >> behind this concern is the lifelong passion for which he is best known -- wild life. his favorite bolar creature is quite surprising. -- polar creature is quite surprising. >> a caterpilla

the white sea its surface remains choked with ice when at least seven months a year. the chilly breath of the arctic ocean keeps the water freezing cold. near the coast however the high winds and bitter cold recede. that even in winter also can be seen through holes in the ice. cold squeals and cracking sounds can often be heard around the many things. this is how so-called canaries of the sea communicate. and typically they hide under the ice and the white sea is the natural habitat.