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Arctic Meltdown

Glaciers are retreating. Ice caps are melting. In the summer 2009, the Arctic Sunrise sails further North than any other Greenpeace ship ever has to document ice break-ups and the dire effects climate change has on one of the most fragile environments in the world.

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The settlement of Tasilaq in Greenland where the Arctic Sunrise stopped to re-supply for its expedition. Enlarge Image

Arctic Meltdown

A climate tipping point is looming closer every day in the Arctic. The more we find out about the Polar Regions, the more we realise that what we know about the impact of feedback effects has been underestimated. Recent discoveries highlight the need for action now, before it’s too late.

The crew of the Arctic Sunrise in Greenland. The Arctic Sunrise reached 'the ice bridge' in the Robeson channel, at 82.4 North, near the border between Greenland and Canada. Enlarge Image

Urgent action needed as Arctic ice melts

Arctic ice is melting at an unprecedented rate. As scientists on board the Arctic Sunrise gather more data showing the urgency of the situation, world leaders stay inactive.

25 Greenpeace activists occupy the Marghera coal power plant as part of nationwide actions targeting four coal power plants in Venice, Italy- July 8 2009. Greenpeace demands the G8 leaders starting their meetings in L'Aquila after the urgent action needed to tackle climate change. Enlarge Image

Greenpeace urges the G8 to 'heal the world'

Early this morning, over 100 Greenpeace activists from 15 countries occupied four coal-fired power stations across Italy, demanding that the G8 Heads of State meeting in L'Aquila take decisive leadership on climate change.

Greenpeace activists project a message reading ‘LEADERS ACT SAVE CLIMATE’ on a wall near the Moscow Kremlin, Russia. Greenpeace is calling on President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to act and save the climate during Barack Obama’s visit to Moscow on July 6-7 2009. Enlarge Image

G8 countries urged to act

On the eve of the G8 summit in Italy - our activists have been beaming a message on the Kremlin and floating a life-sized iceberg past the Eiffel tower to call for urgent action from world leaders to save the climate.

Aitutaki Island, Cook Islands: Greenpeace vessel the MY Esperanza arrives at the island of Aitutaki as part of its 'Voices of the Pacific' Campaign. This image shows schoolgirl Terangi Upukomana who is interested in environmental issues on her island. Enlarge Image

Political inaction threatens Paradise

As leaders from the eight richest and most polluting countries in the world gather this week in Italy, our ship, the Esperanza, is witnessing the direct impacts of climate change on Pacific Islands. People of this beautiful and culturally rich region are at the front line of climate impacts.

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