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The Arctic – Fragile & Precious

Places We Go Team | September 12, 2019 | 2:39 am | 1 Comment

The conversation of climate change came up pretty much daily on our Arctic Voyage with Chimu Adventures. Whether it was asking our expert guides, or general conversation with my fellow passengers and film crew while anchored in sea ice.

According to research, the Arctic is melting approximately 12 per cent per decade. And is being impacted doubly as fast as anywhere else in the world. The issue of course, it’s that the ice acts as a thermal protection against the sun’s radiation.

I came home deeply affected by what we’re all doing as a collective that is causing global warming to speed up. From my time in the Arctic, I made a commitment that the trip was the beginning of the conversation for me.

To read more about our incredible Arctic Adventure, and the effects of climate change, head over to our Arctic guide… 

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  1. Annette says

    September 16, 2019 at 7:10 am

    Wonderfull thanks for the inspiration it makes
    Me want to go there now

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