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When the Earth Melts
Correspondent: Ben Anderson
With climatechange warming the Arctic at an alarming rate, the frozenearth that covers almost a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere'slandmass is beginning to thaw. There are more greenhouse gasestrapped in these deep layers of permafrost than all humanfossil fuel emissions released since 1850 combined. Now thattrapped carbon is escaping into the atmosphere. If this thawcontinues unchecked, scientists warn we could awaken "asleeping giant" of climate change. VICE travels across theArctic to see the devastating impact of thawing permafrost,and the astonishing solution that might keep it frozen.TheDisplaced
Correspondent: Gianna Toboni
2016 was the deadliestyear yet for refugees making the dangerous journey across theMediterranean Sea in the hopes of reaching Europe. And asborders tighten across an increasingly nationalist Europe, theprospects of building a new life are growing darker for themore than 180,000 refugees who arrived in Italy alone thispast year. From an emerging underground railroad at the Italianborder to the demolition of France's largest refugeesettlement, VICE follows the journey of these refugees left inlimbo.
Correspondent: Ben Anderson
With climatechange warming the Arctic at an alarming rate, the frozenearth that covers almost a quarter of the Northern Hemisphere'slandmass is beginning to thaw. There are more greenhouse gasestrapped in these deep layers of permafrost than all humanfossil fuel emissions released since 1850 combined. Now thattrapped carbon is escaping into the atmosphere. If this thawcontinues unchecked, scientists warn we could awaken "asleeping giant" of climate change. VICE travels across theArctic to see the devastating impact of thawing permafrost,and the astonishing solution that might keep it frozen.TheDisplaced
Correspondent: Gianna Toboni
2016 was the deadliestyear yet for refugees making the dangerous journey across theMediterranean Sea in the hopes of reaching Europe. And asborders tighten across an increasingly nationalist Europe, theprospects of building a new life are growing darker for themore than 180,000 refugees who arrived in Italy alone thispast year. From an emerging underground railroad at the Italianborder to the demolition of France's largest refugeesettlement, VICE follows the journey of these refugees left inlimbo.
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