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The big thaw : Adventures in the vanishing Arctic

Ed Struzik, Etobicoke, Wiley & Sons Canada

A story by veteran Arctic journalist Ed Struzik of eleven trips to document the rapid and profound transformation of this northern territories of Canada due to climate change. (Ed Struzik, Etobicoke, Wiley & Sons Canada, 2011, 278 p.)

Subjects: Climate change, Environmental changes, Inuit, Northern Canada

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The future history of the Arctic

Charles Emmerson

Geopolitical history of the Arctic that focuses on the major political, economic, scientific and social actors on this territory. (Charles Emmerson, New York, Public Affaires, 2010, 442 p.)

Subjects: Politics, Economy, geopolitics, Indigenous peoples

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The magnetic North : Notes from the Arctic Circle

Sara Wheeler

Travelogue of author and explorer Sara Wheeler on her expedition through the territories belonging to Russia, the United States, Canada, Denmark, Norway and Finland, and showing the transformations of this once immutable landscape. (Sara Wheeler, London, Jonathan Cape, 2009, 354 p.)

Subjects: Photographs, Circumpolar North, Exploration, Navigation

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The new Northwest Passage : A voyage to the front line of climate change

Cameron Dueck

Exploration story by Canadian journalist Cameron Dueck during his expedition through the Northwest Passage in 2009, for which the crossing is now possible in summer due to climate change. (Cameron Dueck, Winnipeg, Great Plains Publications, 2012, 256 p.)

Subjects: Climate change, Exploration, Inuit, Northwest Passage

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The Polar Explorer

Documentary film on the exploration of the Arctic aboard the icebreaker Admunsen which, during the three weeks crossing the Northwest Passage, highlights the effects of climate change on this area. (Mark Terry, PBS, 2012, 60 min.)

Subjects: Exploration, Films, Northwest Passage, Climate change

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The right to be cold : One woman’s story of protecting her culture, the Arctic and the whole planet

Sheila Watt-Cloutier

Climate change disrupts and threatens the Inuit way of life, their culture and their economic autonomy. Biographical story of an environmental activist (Sheila Watt-Cloutier, nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007) who wants to make climate change a human rights issue. Also available in French under the title “Le droit au froid : le combat d’une femme pour protéger sa culture, l’Arctique et notre planète” (2019). (Sheila Watt-Cloutier, Toronto, Allen Lane, 2015, 356 p.)

Subjects: Climate change, Indigenous affairs, Indigenous authors, Inuit, Law

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