Five hundred nautical miles from the North Pole, a scientific expedition is caught in the grip of the ice it has come to study. An eyewitness exploration of changes taking place in the Arctic Ocean, this expedition survival story transports audiences into the remotest corner of the Far North and reveals how sea ice losses affect us all.
Beneath the Polar Sun traces a scientific mission to study the world’s oldest sea ice, exploring through the eyes of a young polar geophysicist from Harvard who is measuring the global implications of a rapidly warming Arctic. Viewers learn how the Arctic Ocean is rapidly shifting from being a key component of our Earth’s cooling system to becoming part of its heating system. The film shows the transformation of frozen landscapes in real time.
Focusing in on what keeps the planet cool introduces audiences to an aspect of the climate issue that they’ve never heard of before. The science that validates “global cooling” is as familiar as wearing a white T-shirt under the hot midday sun. In the scorch of summer, it’s easy to understand why we need to keep our cooling system safe.
