Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

Writer Rana Foroohar boarded an icebreaker to observe conditions in the Arctic, detailing the region's ongoing transformation in a project titled 'Sea Change.'

As polar ice continues to melt, new shipping lanes are opening up across the Arctic. This environmental shift is transforming the area into a new zone for geopolitical competition among superpowers, according to the reporting.

The stakes of this emerging competition and environmental transition were highlighted by Foroohar's firsthand observations aboard the vessel.