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Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle

Arctic Circle

— Jan 2009 1 Season 2 Episodes
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Documentary

Overview

Climate change is hitting the Arctic harder and faster than any other region on Earth. Although the North may seem remote from the population centres of the world, sensitive ecosystems are being altered by global warming. Shot in HD, in some of the world's most desolate and stunning locations, Arctic Circle marries dramatic footage with hard science and striking computer graphics.

English

Key Crew

Takashi Shibasaki

Takashi Shibasaki

Director

Wally Longul

Wally Longul

Director

Atsushi Nishida

Atsushi Nishida

Director

E1

On Thin Ice

In Episode One we meet scientists chronicling the effects of climate change on the land and animals. We see huge ice shelves crumbling into the sea, polar bears struggling to survive and torrents of water flowing where there should be only ice.

Jan 1, 2009
E2

Battle for the Pole

Episode Two introduces us to some of the people racing to pump oil and gas from beneath the Arctic seabed. For the engineers constructing ice-breaking tankers and the crew on the world's northernmost oil rig, this race is all about excitement, opportunity and new frontiers.

Jan 1, 2009

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