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Famine and drought and species extension. >> dr. gavin schmitt at nasa said global warming and sea level rise is good for nobody. sea level rise is good for nobody. ill say it again. you know, whats happening, not just in greenland but the arctic, you have the melting of the pack ice. theres a huge land grab to get minerals, oil, we did a piece, everybodys putting arms there, russias putting arms there, ens putting arms up there because theres a big land grab up there. but the problem with that ...

There are lots of ships that are comfortable in an icy environment. like, for example, this russian research and tourism ship. it makes regular trips to antarctic waters. its comfortable in an icy environment. but you know, when the pack ice gets really thick, gets more than a few feet thick, this kind of ship really does not have capacity to cut through the ice or break through the ice in any way. and so it was on christmas morning when that tough little russian ship, which is seaworthy in icy ...

Stairwell. one other person was critically injured. several others were treated for minor injuries. theres no word yet on the cause of that blaze. >> for two large ships stuck in the ice in antarctica, helps on the way. but it may be about a week before u.s. coast guard cutter polar star reaches the trapped vessels. cnns keyera phillips joined the ship like the one in antarctica to see what it takes to smash through the thick ice. >> reporter: life at mcmurdo station relies on the constant flow ...

Package.the scientists and journalists on board the aurora are on their way hopefully arrive ing inas you trail in mid-january. yesterday it looked like there might be another delay when the chinese ice breaker said it was stuck and the aurora was asked to stay in open water in case it needed to return to help. >> stuck in the ice just like the ship it came to rescue. crew of the chinese ice breaker helped helicopter the 52 passengers off their stranded russian research ship three days ago. they...

Stand by and stay where it is in case the chinese vessel needs asiftance. members of the australian crew say they believe this may not contain them very long, a couple days, perhaps, before the ice weakens in order for them to sail out of there. >> we know that that ship itself, that vessel is an ice breaker. do they wait it out or do they try and plow through the best they can? >> theyll do both those things. on the one hand theyre trying to mash their way through the pack ice. its just a littl...

Stage. all attempts to rescue this stranded research vessels by sea have been abandoned. the pack ice is too thick. instead, theyre going to be air lifted. the passengers onboard will be air lifted to safety by helicopter. but they can only do that once the weather withins allow. this morning, new video. dozens of passengers walking arm in arm doing what they can to speed their rescue. >> we just learned they cant reach us. theyre getting the team to stomp down the snow and ice so the chinese he...

Impossible for the rescue helicopter to actually reach the ship. so the crew has marked the spot on the ice where it can land. now all they can do simply is wait. heres more from matthew chance. >> suzanne, its the new plan, in fact, its the only plan say rescue workers that is going to work right now. theyve abandoned all attempts at this stage to reach the stranded research vessel by sea. the pack ice is simply too thick around it for the ice breakers to break through. instead, theyre going to...

Arrived. what hasnt arrive sd a rescue crew to get them off that vessel. thats about to change if mother nature cooperates. the crew is doing their part to lay the groundwork, literally. matthew chance has their story of optimism. >> reporter: kyra, its the new plan. apparently its the only plan thats going to work at this stage. all attempts to rescue this stranded research vessel by sea have been abandoned. the pack ice is just too thick for the ice breakers to break through. instead, theyre g...

Through the pack ice and reach that russian research vessel with the 74 people onboard. theyve all had to abandon their attempts to rescue it. and so whats been announced now by the russian foreign ministry, because its a russian registered ship, remember, is that chinese helicopters based on the chinese icebreaker the "snow dragon" will be used to airlift 56 of the 74 passengers and crew, leaving a skeleton crew onboard of 18 people to wait for the ice to melt so they can move the ship out safe...

An australian icebreaker turned around earlier today due to the horrible weather. ive had a chance firsthand to see how thick that ice is and how unforgiving the weather can be in antarctica. it was a decade ago i traveled to the south pole for my documentary "harsh continent." watching the u.s. coast guard cut through that ice really gives you an idea just how difficult a rescue like this is. here is part of my journey. life relies on the constant flow of supplies to its open harbor. a big chal...