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Sohvi Kangasluoma, a researcher at the Arctic Centre University of Lapland, reflects on Arctic sea ice from the perspective of living aboard a sailboat — the Garcia Nouanni 43 — while overwintering in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland) after transiting the Northwest Passage.▶ 1:39 Ice dictated every navigational decision: when to sail, where to go, and how fast, with icebergs appearing on radar at night and smaller ones going undetected.▶ 3:43 The boat became frozen in and the crew transitioned from sea voyagers to ice travellers, walking on the ice once it thickened enough to bear weight.▶ 6:59 Sohvi connects this lived experience to her research: Arctic Ocean ice cover has declined sharply since the early 1970s, and 2025 saw a record low maximum ice extent.▶ 3:20 She describes how Inuit communities, who have lived with ice for millennia, report that ice can no longer be trusted to form predictably.▶ 7:41 Her research group has developed the concept of "Planetocene" — a framework prioritising planetary wellbeing across all policy sectors.▶ 8:43 Ice loss, she argues, is both an ecological and cultural catastrophe, and sailing in ice demands constant listening, communication, and respect for the ice's agency.▶ 10:14

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