The abandoned mining town of Ivittuut in the South West of Greenland.Photo: Carolyn Jenkins/Alamy

Held to ransom

A mining company wants to extract billions of dollars from Greenland’s government as compensation for a defeated rare earth mining project. Sebastian Skov Andersen reports on the case that’s divided the region.

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NI 547 - Climate capitalism - January, 2024
The opportunities presented by melting ice are spurring the militarization of the Arctic. The US is among the nations planning to expand its fleet of icebreaker ships such as this one, pictured making its way to St Lawrence Island in Alaska.Photo: Accent Alaska

On thin ice

Is conflict in the Arctic drawing closer? Rather than spurring action on climate change, rapidly melting ice is creating more opportunities for geopolitical rivalry.

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NI 516 - The dirt on waste - November, 2018
No place like home: Roberta and Johnny, two residents of Shishmaref, sit where their house used to be before it was eroded by the sea.Photo by: Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photography

When the ice melts

What does the future hold? Jess Worth learns from five leading figures.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009
Arctic explorer Artur Chilingarov shows a photograph of the Russian national flag that he planted on the seabed under the North Pole in August 2007. The provocative act, intended to stake a symbolic claim to the Arctic’s mineral riches, didn’t go down too well with Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay. ‘This isn’t the 15th century,’ he spluttered. ‘You can’t go around the world and just plant flags and say “We’re claiming this territory”.’Photo: Alexander Natruskin / Reuters

Who owns the Arctic?

Could countries come to blows over the North's resources? Professor Michael Byers explains.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009

The Arctic: a history

A mythical place – land of the frozen ocean, the aurora borealis and the midnight sun.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009
Musk Ox form a defensive line, Banks Island, Canada.Photo by: Bryan and Cherry Alexander

A vanishing world

Images of the unique landscapes and wildlife under threat.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009
Pouring oil on frozen waters: Prudhoe Bay, operated by BP, is by far the largest oilfield in the US. Sprawling across the North Slope, it currently produces about 400,000 barrels of oil a day, with an estimated 
2 billion still to exploit.Photo by: Bryan and Cherry Alexander Photography

Slick operators

Jess Worth meets two indigenous activists battling Big Oil's dirty tricks.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009
Melting sea-icePhoto: Roger Braithwaite / Still Pictures

The Arctic climate

Facts and figures about the planet's thermostat.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009
An Inuit hunter jumps across a gap in the sea-ice. Climate change is causing the ice to melt, making hunting increasingly perilous. Photo: Bryan and Cherry Alexander

A slow earthquake

The Arctic is changing dramatically. Jess Worth finds out what it means for the people who live there.

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NI 424 - Surviving change in the Arctic - July, 2009

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