Climate Change: Scenes from the New Cold War Unfolding at the Top of the World [Photos]

May 8, 2019 | Neil Shea, National Geographic
View Original

For most of human history the very top of the globe has remained out of play, too cold, too distant, and too dangerous for the kinds of intense exploitation that have reshaped other regions. But the Arctic is now warming faster than any place on earth, and its protective barrier of sea ice—which once kept commercial and military ambition in check—is melting away.