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Arctic Mission

Washed Away (#105)

Climatologists fear that global warming will cause ocean levels to rise so drastically that whole islands will be submerged. In Washed Away, we meet two island communities struggling to prevent the disappearance of land they have lived on for centuries. [52 minutes] Closed Captioning

This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.

Series Description: The Arctic Mission is a scientific and filmmaking expedition through the fragile but treacherous Arctic ice. This breathtakingly beautiful environment has become the first victim of global warming. Like other coastal populations around the world, the people and animals of the North have had to adapt. But at what price?

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