you kind of like over greenland and you fly back to greenland which is, there's a theory that you can do it all in one day but you have to run through the copenhagen airport at breakneck speed and maybe miss the connecting flight that goes from new york to copenhagen and copenhagen to greenland but the first time i landed there i remember taking a deep breath and the air there is so crystal, this is a country where it's only 56,000 people. there's no real industry, there's no trees . in many ways it's a combination and i don't say this jointly but a kind of third world first world combination. a place where denmark is brought in a certain amount of sophistication but where the inuit traditions also exist and where there is basically pockets of villages that really feel like something from another century. without plumbing, without any kind of modern conveniences and the overwhelming feeling is that once you get out of the village of this past, beautiful emptiness of rocks and lakes that go on almost forever in a way that as somebody told me there, there's no many lakes in greenland th

well that is now appears to be moving towards greenland where the u.n. has warned it could cause record levels of ice melts greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice as an excel orating pace since the turn of the century the ice loss

where it could cause record levels of melting greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice arsenic celebrating pace since the turn of the century the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in 2003 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the melt in june has been 4 times the average between 181 and 2010 this month alone greenland has already lost 160000000000 tons of ice through surface melting that is roughly 64000000 a lympics ice when poles why should we worry well the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if all of us eventually melts it will raise global sea levels by 7 meters so devastating most of the world's coastal cities. well for more on this i'm joined via skype i had a close the natural hazards researcher at the university of reading thanks so much for being with us on the program promise we could start by just explaining what we mean by surface melting is that the only way that greenland loses it's all ice so surface melting is whe

in the arctic circle, including siberia, alaska and greenland. plumes of smoke from the fires can be seen from space. ramzan karmali has more. 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.

well that is now appears to be moving towards greenland where the u.n. has warned it could cause record levels of ice melts greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice as an excel orating pace since the turn of the century the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in $22003.00 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the melt in june has been 4 times the average between 19012010 this month alone greenland has already lost $160000000000.00 tons of ice through surface melting that is roughly 64000000 lympics i swim in pools so why should we worry well the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if all of that eventually melts it will raise global sea levels by 7 meters devastating most of the world's coastal cities. rethought from it is a climate scientist i'm just at the danish meter a little meterological institute she says a clear link can be drawn between climate change and the increasing rates of ice melts in th

anchor: is greenland's ice sheet actually under threat?it possible to have any estimate of how long it actually has? >> there's lots of things we don't know about the melting. it's very concerning, the rate of melting. when you see this year after year, we really do need to start to worry about what's happening. and because the melting can influence so many things around our planet, it can raise sea levels and the connections we get across the planet and both the atmosphere and also the ocean. i think we need to be concerned. anchor: and are we expecting -- is there a prediction the heat waves we've been seeing -- there will be more of those, which can move further north and affect greenland? >> without a doubt, we're seeing more heat waves now. and we know that our climate is going to get warmer, so we're expecting more prolonged heat waves, more extreme heat waves in the future. many of them may travel north. we might get more of this melting again. anchor: so much to talk about now, and it is a hot topic, excuse the pun, but what more s

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 summer well why is that a climate change or. yeah

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where it could cause record levels of melting greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice at an accelerating pace since the turn of the century the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in 2003 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the melt in june has been 4 times the average between 10812010 in this month alone greenland has already lost 160000000000 tons of ice through surface melting that is roughly $64000000.00 a lympics size swimming pools so why should we worry well the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if all of that eventually melts will raise global sea levels by 7 meters devastating most of the world's coastal cities were thought from is a climate scientist and glaciologist she says a clear link can be drawn between climate change and the increasing rates of ice melts in the arctic. we know that the arctic is warming so much more than the rest of the world we have processes called out to counter the patient so that climate ch

next and then have europe's relatives and a heatwave confound it could cause record melting of greenland's ice sheets. hello we've got more heavy showers into eastern parts of china but it's still very much in place across those central i was as well and out towards the southwest but i think for the next couple of days the main focus will be along that southeastern corner pushing up towards shanghai and beyond hong kong grey they will be well humid for sas day big chance of seeing some showers coming in he was to go on into sunday and elsewhere really really is a case of sunshine but quite a rash of showers as well some showers to into the philippines and plenty of showers along the spells of rain of course with the monsoon rains across south asia big swathe of cloud across much of in the sense of rather heavy rain to ensue karate recently story until a whole recently and that is the scene here central northern parts of pakistan that wet weather pushes right up across northern parts of india 29 celsius in new delhi be i'm seeing lows loci temperatures like this for quite some time you know

as europe's wealth is in a heatwave there's concern it could cause the record melting of greenland ice sheet . and historic or trolling for gold miners in south africa worth more than $350000000.00. and install some controversial mines a back in australia's test cricket score for the ashes 3 plays including some accounts and steve smith will make their test returns after serving bronze football tampering. now more children are becoming victims of a government and russian assault on syria's rebel held at that province the un human rights chief has condemned what she calls international indifference to the rising death toll michelle says there is targeting civilians should be charged with war crimes a warning viewers may find some of the pictures and then a heart is report to stabbing their images that have shocked many tragedies like this are happening nearly every day in northwest syria where the government's assault is it's 3 o'clock so. desperately trying to save his daughters as they dangled from the edge of a building destroyed in the syrian or russian airstrike the 5 year old we h

well that the heat now appears to be moving towards greenland where the u.n. has warned it could cause record levels of ice melt greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice at an accelerating pace the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in 2003 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the milton june has been 4 times the average between 181 and 2010 this month alone its last 160000000000 tons of ice to surface melting that's roughly 64000000 lympics sized swimming pools so why should we worry when the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if it were that eventually melts it will raise global sea levels by 7 meters devastating most of the world's coastal cities where ruth mottram has a climate scientist at the denmark major logical institute she says a clear link can be drawn between climate change and the increasing rates of ice melt in the arctic. we know that the arctic is warm so much more than the rest of the wor

then he had it for iceland and greenland today many of his photographs hang in major museums the world over. he almost always too is alone once 200 kilometers from the nearest village he had a serious accident. the right for. sex in the eyes of god with their blood being on the boat nonstop for 36 hours because there was nowhere to stop and had 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning i had to drive straight north to the sun. it was just above the horizon and blinded me and the next moment everything was quiet and dark dr wan i woke up again and felt something cold pointy on my chin and i couldn't move i spoke good on i opened my eyes and realized that i had landed on an iceberg and i had concussion of the blood was running down me i had broken ribs my bow to drifted off on. one and then there was no one around. and i went into the water and followed the boat after 15 minutes i reached the boat i was exhausted because i was stuck that hanging on to the boat and i could not get in and i put my toe on the propeller fell for the engine and pushed myself up at my feet and informational looking good.

a recent report showed greenland glaciers are receding faster than previously thought. this video from a greenland climate researcher went viral sled dogs sloshing across melting ice on the inglefield fjord. 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 winne

have been hundreds of wildfires within forests in the arctic circle, including siberia, alaska and greenlande. ramzan karmali reports. wildfires are ravaging the egg. this fire in alaska has been burning since the 20th ofjuly. over 2 million acres have been squashed in the state, and areas of north siberia, northern scandinavia and greenland have been engulfed in flames. lightning often triggers fires in the region, but this year they are lasting longer. the temperature was much higher than the average, and also things like the soil moisture in the amount of precipitation is much lower than the average. what this means is it is much drier, much warmer, so when there is ignition, the fire has 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, involving some places completely. cities in eastern russia hav

sea levels to rise even further and the weather to become even more unstable already this month greenland has lost the ice equivalent of $64000000.00 swimming pools in surface melt alone well earlier we spoke to ruth mottram who's a climate scientist at the denmark meterological institute and she says a clear link can be drawn between climate change and the increasing rates of ice melt in the arctic. we know that the arctic is warm so much more than the rest of the world we have processes called the 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 rep or to melt year 2012 we're getting very close to matching that fright now we won't really know till 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 it if it's irrever

levels of ice melt greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice at an accelerating pace from the turn of the century the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in 2003 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the melt in june has been 4 times the average 2 in 181-2010 this month alone it's already lost $160000000000.00 tons of ice to surface melting that's roughly $64000000.00 olympic sized swimming pools why should we worry while the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if all of that eventually melts it will raise global sea levels by 7 meters devastated most of the world's coastal cities. term is a climate scientist at the denmark meteorological institute she says a clear link can be drawn between climate change and the rising rates of ice melt in the arctic. we know that the arctic is warm so much more than the rest of the world we have processes called the arctic have that occasion so that climate change is felt much more strongly in the

where it could cause record levels of melting greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is the 2nd largest in the world but it's been losing ice us an accelerating pace since the turn of the century the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in 2003 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the melt in june has been 4 times the average between 19812010 this month alone greenland has already lost 100 $60000000000.00 tons of ice through surface melting that is roughly $64000000.00 lympics size swimming pools why should we worry well the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if all of us eventually melts it will raise global sea levels by 7 meters devastating most of the world's coastal cities . how to cloak is the natural hazards were such at the university of reading she says action can still be taken to slow down the race of melting and limits the effects of climate change this lots of things we don't know about the melting so it's very concerning the rate of melting and when you see this year after

well that heat now appears to be moving towards greenland where the u.n. has warned it could cause record levels of ice melt greenland's ice sheet covers 80 percent of the island's territory and is a 2nd largest in the world and it's been losing ice at an accelerating pace the ice loss in 2012 was 4 times the rate in 2003 and there are fears that this summer's heat could break that record the extent of the melt in june has been 4 times the average between 19012010 this month alone its last 160000000000 tons of ice to surface melt that's roughly 64000000 olympic size swimming pools so why should we worry well the total volume of the ice sheet is 2900000 cubic kilometers if all of that eventually melts it will raise global sea levels by 7 meters devastating most of the world's coastal cities where ruth mottram is a climate scientist at the denmark meterological institute she says a clear link to be drawn between climate change and increasing rates of ice melt in the arctic. we know that the arctic is warm so much more than the rest of the world we have proce

this video from a greenland climate researcher went viral.d dogs sloshing across the melting ice of the fjord. an uncommon number of wiwildfirs like this one e in alaska have t up the art and subarctic regions this season. fires are not a herd of year but scientists say that this summer was an omen of global warming. >> or have been unprecedented wildfires in the arctic since the beginning of june according to the world meteorological association. over one hundred intense wildfires were recorded in the arctic circle. the 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 f

areas of northern siberia, northern scandinavia and greenland have been engulfed in flames.. 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: smoke is a horror. you're choking and feel dizzy because the smell of the smoke is very st

so the ice watch project, quite frankly, offers the opportunity to look at the ice from greenland andut. this is the ice. and interestingly, it's actually very touching. and you put your hand on it, you go, oh, it's really cold. and you kind of know it's ice, it's cold. but still, feeling it on your own hands, as banal as it might sound, it's amazing. and then you just realise, oh, this is actually something right in my era, in front of me. and what does that do, though, olafur eliasson? are people aware about climate change? are you saying that you can actually get people to translate this kind of awareness and thinking into action? i think embodied knowledge has a more likely chance to embolden people to decide to change their behaviour, to change the way they do things. i think it's very hard to sort of instigate change if we're only relating to data, if it's only disemotionalised information. you need to bring an element of emotional life, saying i have a feeling about it. that is very dangerous, too, as we know. but all in all, what art can do is it can make things which are seem

so the ice watch project, quite frankly, offers the opportunity to look at the ice from greenland andng about. this is the ice. and interestingly, it's actually very touching. and you put your hand on it, you go, oh, it's really cold. and you kind of know it's ice, it's cold. but still, feeling it on your own hands, as banal as it might sound, it's amazing. and then you just realise, oh, this is actually something right in my era, in front of me. and what does that do, though, olafur eliasson? are people aware about climate change? are you saying that you can actually get people to translate this kind of awareness and thinking into action? i think embodied knowledge has a more likely chance to embolden people to decide to change their behaviour, to change the way they do things. i think it's very hard to sort of instigate change if we're only relating to data, if it's only disemotionalised information. you need to bring an element of emotional life, saying i have a feeling about it. that is very dangerous, too, as we know. but all in all, what art can do is it can make things which ar