Concern about the growing number of tourists visting the Arctic on super size cruise ships
Understanding Colonial St Kitts
In a former British colony, Marilyn learns about its history and explores its beauties
Concern about the growing number of tourists visting the Arctic on super size cruise ships
In a former British colony, Marilyn learns about its history and explores its beauties
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Cruise lines sell the chance to see Arctic wildlife and claim they can do so without causing harm. However, many Inuit and other indigenous people who have inhabited the Arctic for millennia are deeply worried. Tourists buy souvenirs and bring income but also a growing threat of sewage and heavy fuel oil pollution as well as the disturbance and destruction of wildlife, such as ships striking whales in narrow channels. Shrinking sea ice is allowing larger cruise ships to venture farther into…
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