How do you imagine the North Pole? Well, this is how it looked on 1st August 2024, when the Le Commandant Charcot arrived there. No ice—just open water stretching for miles and miles around the pole. Sea ice is always drifting, so conditions can change with ice moving in from the south. However, this image is highly symbolic. It’s a dramatic departure from the North Pole scenes we’re familiar with.
A glimpse of the future Arctic, and it’s deeply concerning…
Systematic Conservation Consultancy 