As polar ice retreats,tourists are rushing in, many claiming to bear witness to climate change. But their expeditions are only speeding the region’s destructionEvery year at about this time, or a Russian cargo plane deposits many tonnes of equipment on an ice floe one degree off the north pole. There,at the 89th parallel, engineers inaugurate construction of a private ice air strip and base camp for scientists, or adventurers and,more than ever, wealthy tourists. Related: Northwest Passage, and Canada: going with the floe Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com