Episode Overview
Our World ventures to Svalbard, the fastest warming spot on the planet. Located within the Arctic Circle, it houses Longyearbyen, the northernmost settlement in the world, currently warming at six times the global rate. Residents here witness the impacts of the climate crisis firsthand, facing melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and natural disasters like avalanches and landslides. Compounding these challenges is an energy crisis in Europe, exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, which many experts believe is hindering efforts to combat climate change. Nick Beake explores the initiatives aimed at preserving Svalbard as we know it.
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Season 16 Episodes 23
1.
America's New Abortion Battle
2.
Inside the Taliban Regime
3.
Kazakhstan’s Crypto Boom?
4.
Harvesting Turkey's Tea
5.
Italy's Hidden Sins
6.
Platform 5: Escaping Ukraine
7.
Who Killed My Grandfather?
8.
Myanmar: Inside The Resistance
9.
Fixing San Francisco
10.
Welcome to the Metaverse
11.
Cambodia: Returning the Gods
12.
Eurovision: Ukraine's VIctory
13.
Three Million Refugees and Counting
14.
Iran and the Water Crisis
15.
Hong Kong: Life Under the Crackdown
16.
I Call Him by His Name
17.
The Hunt for the Superyachts
18.
The Hunt for Alia
19.
China's Zero-Covid Trap
20.
Expelled from Uganda
21.
Iran: Catching a Killer
22.
Fighting Putin's Propaganda
23.
Svalbard’s Climate Change Fight
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