Soon the Arctic will be ice-free in summer. While many are concerned about the consequences for the global climate, countries like Russia and the US, as well as China and Canada see an ice-free Arctic as an opportunity, offering everything from new trade routes to mineral resources and tourism.
In two episodes, this documentary reports on a region of the world that is changing dramatically because of climate change, affecting the lives of the people who make their home in the Arctic. The film team experiences first-hand what it means to live at the mercy of the forces of nature in this inhospitable region, which makes for an adventurous and frightening journey.
In the first part of the documentary, they fly low over the fascinating icy landscape of Greenland, filming the fjords and mighty glaciers of the loneliest places in the world. The current Arctic thaw, however, is felt far beyond this lovely, isolated place. Progressing faster here than in the rest of the world, climate change is moving the Arctic into the focus of global politics. Littoral states and world powers are fighting for influence here. At the heart of their interest: access to mineral resources and new transport routes. Because, as the ice melts, new, shorter shipping routes are opening up. Is a new conflict looming at the North Pole?
And how do the people in the far north experience the change in their environment? The film team travels through the northern reaches of the US, Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. The journalists experience the wonder of nature in these regions and meet people who have adapted over centuries to life in these cold, inhospitable realms. Now, they face a new struggle, as global power players swoop in.
In Alaska, the camera team meets fishermen who have been driven from American fishing grounds near the Bering Strait by Russian fighter planes and warships. The fishermen are demanding that their government provide a greater military presence in the region to protect their interests.
The region has been the scene of a long-term dispute over water ownership. For the US, the Northwest Passage counts as international waters, while Canada considers it national territory. The conflict over the Arctic could soon escalate. Because scientists are certain: In a few decades, the Arctic will be ice-free in summer.
[Part 2 will be uploaded next week.]
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Our fishing boats need stinger missiles.
This Journalist Waw he has Golden Voice,, I loved the way he explained to us everything,, that's what I call journalist
Such an interesting and compelling documentary. I can't wait for the second part. Thank you DW Team! Have a wonderful Christmas time.
Simple answer why they have to go further north is overfishing.
Well done.
One theory is that the fish are migrating north. Another theory is that they're being overfished and the fishing boats are having to go further north to find more.
"Soon the Arctic will be ice-free in summer". Hmmm. The ice is now stable for 15 years and is even a little bit growing the last couple of years. The temperature on the planet is not rising anymore for also fifteen years. It is actually going down a little for the last seven years. The ice-sheet on Greenland is recovering strongly. Part of oceans are getting colder again. There is a lot going on, but in a different direction then what we've been told. Environment and nature needs much more attention, but that is not of interest of the politicians. Money rules the world.
I love the transformer music
Americans and Canadians using the old legend of the Russian bogeymen to justify the militarization of a region that should have been left untouched. Where do they intend to stop? Far within Russia's territory, no doubt.
The "Great Waves of Change" are here.
23:00 is that the song from Transformers?
Another great DW doc!!
wonderful work DW…. save the planet. stop poisoning the world. end the wars!
For those who doubt global warming… I have an experiment for you. Put a clear box outside in the sun with a thermometer inside. Fill it will regular air.
Put another box on the side of it and fill it with C02.
Compare temperatures after.
Who cares! If all the ice melts, do you what that means? It's LITERALLY FREE REAL ESTATE LMAO!!!!!!!!
Russians fighters don't respect someone territory they frequently trespass someone territory in Baltic like Poland Estonia even there was an accident that Turkish shot Russian fighter because they don't respect command and border.They deserved their fate what has happened in Ukraine it shows how Russia is weak
Waht BS. Lived in Alaska for the past 60 years. The last 2 years have set records for extreme cold
Plant some trees there ey
It’s sad to see how humans are fishing out the oceans. The fish aren’t migrating north. They are disappearing as they are being completed fished out.