Canada's North (The polar sea )

mlarson · December 13, 2014, 7:01pm

HI ROY

Have you done the right thing yet?

rcooke · December 13, 2014, 7:03pm

[FONT=“Times New Roman”]http://tvo.org/story/polar-sea-unprecedented-look-northwest-passage](http://tvo.org/story/polar-sea-unprecedented-look-northwest-passage)[/FONT]

The Polar Sea: An Unprecedented Look at the Northwest Passage

Polar Sea World Premiere December 1

[FONT=“Times New Roman”]Go in-depth](http://polarsea360.arte.tv/) with this unique 10-part series that examines the changing face of the Arctic as the ancient ice melts. This two-week world premiere event airs weeknights on TVO at 9 pm starting December 1.[/FONT]
Also available online: [FONT=“Times New Roman”]A revolutionary 360º video experience](http://www.polarsea360.com/journey/en/), more information about the people and places profiled in the series, and all 10 episodes available for viewing online.[/FONT]
Experience More Polar Sea](http://polarsea360.arte.tv/) Watch the Trailer
WATCH ALL EPISODES

Episode 1 - The New Everest](http://tvo.org/video/208237/ep-1-new-everest)

The Polar Sea begins in Reykjavik, Iceland. We meet the unlikely chronicler of our journey, Richard Tegner, an ordinary Swedish man embarking on an extraordinary expedition. The search for the Northwest Passage was the greatest challenge for the world’s great navies from the 15th century into the 20th. Today, suddenly, it has come to be seen as a jaunt for serious amateurs, akin to climbing Mount Everest. But the world-altering reality behind the great melt has also suddenly focused the attention of scientists, who are now racing north. We sail with Richard and his friends to Greenland, where the melting glacier is changing the nation’s fortunes in unforeseen ways. Watch Episode 1](http://tvo.org/video/208237/ep-1-new-everest)

mlarson · December 13, 2014, 7:17pm

Not going away Roy until you decide to do the right thing.

You either want peace or you don’t and all will know which it is after today.

DO THE RIGHT THING WHILE YOU STILL CAN

rcooke · December 13, 2014, 7:21pm

This post is also available in: French, German

**Measuring Change [URL=“http://www.polarsea360.com/episodes/01/#”]Map it **

http://www.polarsea360.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Shfaqat-Abbas-Khan-Thumb.jpg

By Dr. Shfaqat Abbas Khan, senior researcher at the National Space Institute in Denmark
Upernavik, Greenland
(http://twitter.com/share?text=Measuring Change&url=http://www.polarsea360.com/measuring-change/)

My first trip to Upernavik was in 2000 for a GPS survey expedition. I am originally from Pakistan and used to +40 degrees Celsius rather than -40 degrees. At first I was not sure if I would be the right person for the trip but I was very positively surprised. The weather wasn’t as cold as I expected (+10 C) and the scenery was stunning. Upernavik is a small settlement where everybody knows everybody. More importantly, people are very friendly and helpful, which reminds me of my origin. If you need something, you just ask your neighbour. I am often doing fieldwork in Greenland alone and the locals gladly go out on the glaciers with me to help. Now I have several friends in Upernavik and I often plan my fieldtrip by asking about their availability first. Greenland is not a strange place anymore; it is nice to be among people you can trust. I guess that is the recipe of a successful fieldtrip.
“The Greenland ice sheet is being drained faster”
The earth’s surface behaves like a spring. It moves down when it is loaded by a mass and moves up when the mass is removed. In our research we use measurements of vertical displacements from permanent GPS stations located around the margins of the Greenland Ice Sheet to estimate recent ice mass changes. We have also deployed GPS stations on glaciers to measure how fast the glaciers are moving. The typical speed is 10-20 meters per day; however, over the recent decade glaciers in this region, and many other regions in Greenland, have more than doubled their speed. This simply means that we have more ice moving from the Greenland ice sheet into the ocean. Or that the Greenland ice sheet is being drained faster.](“https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=http://www.polarsea360.com/measuring-change/”)

mlarson · December 13, 2014, 7:26pm

Hi Roy. I hope you are having a nice after noon.

Not going away Roy until you decide to do the right thing.

You either want peace or you don’t and all will know which it is after today.
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DO THE RIGHT THING WHILE YOU STILL CAN**

rcooke · December 13, 2014, 11:36pm

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Alaskan village stands on leading edge of climate change

Reporter Anna York traveled to Newtok, Alaska, to see firsthand how the rising sea threatened the stability of the village and its residents.
Her trip coincided with a visit by state and federal governments of the proposed new village site, nine miles north of Newtok across the Ninglick River.
[FONT=Calibri]BY ANNA YORK](http://unc.news21.com/index.php/component/content/7/25.html)[/FONT]

· TEXT Climate refugees
· VIDEO Newtok sights and sounds](http://unc.news21.com/index.php/about-the-town.html)
· GRAPHIC Changing shorelines](http://unc.news21.com/index.php/changing-shorelines.html)

http://unc.news21.com/index.php/stories/alaska.html

http://unc.news21.com/index.php/about-the-town.html

http://unc.news21.com/index.php/changing-shorelines.html

Please use the slider on this disappearing village

mlarson · December 13, 2014, 11:49pm

Its been taken care but not by you.

Good bye.

rcooke · December 13, 2014, 11:53pm