sierraclub.org - sierra magazine - july/august 2012 - arctic - arctic ice: the other recession
Florian Schulz photographs the wildlife at the top of the world
Photography by Florian Schulz, from To the Arctic | Text by M.P. Klier
A young fox explores on the remote archipelago of Svalbard, a Norwegian territory about 600 miles from the North Pole—it is also the home of the Global Seed Vault. Political and business leaders have been flocking to the region, eager to stake their claims to the Arctic's resources.