Alejandro Sanz & Greenpeace Report Evidence Of Climate Change On First Day Of Arctic Expedition

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ D.Baron Media) This Monday, Greenpeace embarked on an expedition to Greenland's Arctic, to demonstrate the effects of climate change and the threats facing this region and demand its protection. Musician Alejandro Sanz is accompanying the expedition and displayed a two meter banner alongside the environmental organization with the slogan "Save the Arctic" ("Salva el Ártico"). On the first day of the expedition, accompanied by Inuits, the team reached the Apusiaajik glacier in Kulusuk, where Greenpeace was able to record the effects of climate change which has caused the glacial front to retreat 1.5 kilometers in the last 10 - 15 years.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO OF THE EXPEDITION AT
https://descargas.greenpeace.es/prensa/artico/viaje/

The main threat to the Arctic is climate change, leading to the rapid disappearance of its sea ice cover. Scientists estimate that within 10 to 20 the North Pole will be ice free during the summer. The greatest concerns about the effect of the Arctic thaw on sea level rise are focused on Greenland, where the expedition is taking place. The territory is covered by ice up to three kilometers thick, a volume that, if melted, could raise sea levels by as much as seven meters.

"The same oil companies that caused climate change in the first place see this melting as an opportunity to drill for more oil. Witnessing the retreat of this glacier we understand just how fast we are destroying the Arctic, long before politicians take the initiative to protect it," said Pilar Marcos, representative of Greenpeace's Save the Arctic campaign.

The objective of the expedition is to raise awareness about the worth of this region, and call for action to protect these waters threatened by big oil companies. In the east of Greenland, where Greenpeace's expedition is located, a new round of oil exploratory licenses seeks to exploit these waters. Greenpeace wants a permanent moratorium in order to protect the Arctic.