As oil from a mile-deep wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico continues to gush, BP is set to break records by drilling two miles below the sea’s surface off the coast of Alaska in pursuit of what they believe is a 100 million barrel reservoir of oil.
The United Nations says that in 30 years, there may be no ice left in the Arctic if we don’t do more to stop global warming. The Takeaway talks to Janos Pazstor of the UN’s Climate Change Support Team and Anthony Russell of the U.S. Coast Guard.
Did the United States lose a nuclear bomb under the ice in the Arctic Circle?
The five Arctic nations are meeting today in Greenland to discuss sovereignty over the disputed Arctic territory which is thought to hold vast amounts of oil beneath its melting icecaps
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Ellesmere Island. An international dog sled expedition led by explorer Will Steger is currently crossing the island in an effort to document the effects of climate change.
