My good friend and environmentalist writer Ben Jervey is currently in the arctic sailing amongst the frozen sees of the 78th parallel. The trip consists of artists, scientists, and writers who are gathering data, writing, and making art in the hope to convey the effects of climate change on the arctic icecap, and in turn, the world.

Check out the Channel devoted to Ben's trip here vimeo.com/north

•••UPDATE: Factual inaccuracies in my intro video.
So the scientists onboard see me straight on some of the minor inconsistencies re: our route and the ice cap. I said, erroneously, that "the 78th parallel has never before in human history been free of ice." (It can be rather important, in this field, to keep the facts tidy, as the naysayers will latch onto anything to discredit the cause.) So let me be clear that while the 78th parallel HAS before, and regularly, been clear of ice, including some stretches we sailed, that the arctic icecap has lost a full 25% of its mass in the past 30 years. Which is significant. Very much so.