AMANPOUR: And finally tonight, you heard our discussion about global warming and science earlier. Well, imagine this story. In 2003, the British explorer, Pen Haddow, was the first man to walk solo to the North Pole. It took him 850 hours, and the ice was patchy even then. 14 years later, now imagine a world where Haddow will sail through that ice mass, melted by global warming. So it's a bittersweet return, as Haddow attempts to become the first man to travel to the North Pole by boat. The rising temperatures of the polar ice caps has made the impossible possible. And he hopes that the image of his two 50-foot yachts at the North Pole will galvanize people into action. He sets off from Alaska on Saturday, on a 5,600 kilometer round-trip to the center of the arctic. He'll be committing science there, too, finding the latest facts by monitoring the air, sea and ice for pollution. And also checking on the wildlife along the journey, because if the ice does disappear, the team wants to figure out how to protect creatures which will be left without their natural habitat. And that will take some serious expertise. That's it for our program tonight. Remember, you can listen to our podcast any time. You can see us online at Amanpour.com, and you can follow me on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for watching and goodbye from London.
Sailing Through a Land of Ice