The threat to Greenland’s life force

05 November, 2021

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During an expedition in northeastern Greenland, we met arctic researcher Mie Winding. She studies the microscopic creatures that are necessary for all life in the oceans. Here she explains how the oceanic food chain works, and how the shrinking of the sea ice and the melting of the glaciers affect the entire ecosystem in the Arctic.

Reportage: Simon Stanford
Photo: Simon Stanford, Göran Ehlmé, Lars-Öivind Knutsen
Editor: Alexandre Gobatti Ramos

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