Warming Arctic with less ice heats up Cold War tensions

Published: Dec. 12, 2020, 9:19 p.m.

The Arctic is warming up at near-record speed, twice as fast as the rest of the planet due to climate change, according to the recently-released Arctic Report Card 2020. Shrinking sea ice opens up the inhospitable far North to more human activity and old Cold War rivalry. Special Correspondent Benedict Moran and video journalist Jorgen Samso report on the 'new cold war' from Nunavut, Canada. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders