An up-close look at the Arctic Circle's melting glaciers | April 24, 2026

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0:40 All right, we begin with an update on the United States and Israel's

0:44 war with Iran and its continued impact on the global energy supply chain.

0:48 Oil prices rose this week after US President Donald Trump announced

0:52 there is currently no set deadline for ending the war with Iran.

0:56 It comes after diplomatic efforts between the US

0:59 and Iran again stalled earlier this week.

1:02 And although the current ceasefire remains in place,

1:05 hopes of an imminent resolution to the wider conflict have dimmed.

1:09 Both the US and Iran are continuing to vie

1:12 for control over that critical Strait of Hormuz,

1:16 the waterway responsible for shipping roughly

1:18 1/5 of the world's daily oil supply.

1:21 Iran says it's received the first revenue from ships passing through

1:25 the waterway despite an ongoing US naval blockade of Iranian ports.

1:30 Some analysts say that the blockade has so far only disrupted,

1:34 not completely shut down, Iran's oil industry.

1:38 Our Brian Abel has more on how this fight for control

1:41 of the Strait could influence any further potential peace talks.

1:46 Iran's Revolutionary Guard say they've seized two ships

1:49 in the Strait of Hormuz and moved them to Iranian waters.

1:52 While Iran state media says a third Greek-owned vessel is now

1:56 disabled off Iran's coast after reportedly being targeted by the IRGC.

2:01 The claims not independently verified but the UK's maritime traffic

2:04 organization previously said two container ships were hit by fire.

2:08 Now they are basically a bargaining chip for the Iranians.

2:12 They're coming into these potential talks with ships in their possession.

2:18 The escalations come hours after the ceasefire deadline

2:21 between the US and Iran was set to expire.

2:24 But by Tuesday afternoon President Donald Trump announced he would

2:27 extend the ceasefire at the request of Pakistan until Iran submits

2:31 a proposal and talks conclude quote one way or the other

2:34 calling Iran's government seriously fractured following

2:37 the US's targeted attacks on leadership.

2:40 The problem is is that through these decapitation

2:42 campaigns and the fact that Mojtaba is seriously injured,

2:45 there isn't a final decider.

2:48 Trump didn't offer a new deadline though sources say he plans

2:51 to give Iran a limited time frame for a unified proposal.

2:54 While the ceasefire continues with the ball

2:56 now in Iran's court and a resolution unclear,

2:59 I think we're at a very precarious position and it could go either way really.

3:04 The US says it will continue its naval

3:06 blockade of Iranian vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

3:09 Action that Tehran says must end before Iran will negotiate.

3:14 Pop quiz hotshot, where's the vault containing seeds of tens of thousands

3:18 of Earth's crops in case something were to wipe out the planet's food supply.

3:21 North Sentinel Island, India, Svalbard, Norway, Giza, Egypt or Denver, Colorado?

3:29 Deep in an icy mountain in Svalbard is

3:31 the Global Seed Vault with a myriad of seeds.

3:34 If disaster strikes, natural, man-made or something out of a sci-fi movie,

3:38 those seeds could reboot our food supply.

3:41 The Arctic region around the North Pole is heating

3:44 up about four times faster than the global average.

3:47 Scientists call it Arctic amplification.

3:49 In a way it's like the planet's AC

3:51 is breaking down while the heater keeps cranking.

3:54 On Earth Day, our Bill Weir went to Svalbard,

3:57 Norway to learn more about melting glaciers,

3:59 shrinking sea ice, and the chain reaction effect in the Arctic Circle.

4:05 We're on 79° north in this beautiful chain of islands of called Svalbard,

4:10 the cold edge as it were, and it's one of the most unique places in the world.

4:14 One, because it's heating up much faster than the rest of the world,

4:18 and is giving us a glimpse of what climate change looks like

4:22 in the near future for the rest of the Arctic as well.

4:25 But, I've been meeting with these scientists who spend their lives up here

4:28 on trying to understand the changes of these glaciers that are going away,

4:31 the sea ice melting, the North Pole could be ice-free within 25 years or so.

4:37 And one in particular, Heida Amundsen, a Norwegian glaciologist,

4:42 was really frustrated by what's going on and really hoping people

4:45 this Earth Day look at the signs and and take notice.

4:49 Here's a little sample of her.

4:50 This is all connected, right?

4:52 The California is connected to the Arctic, and it's connected by the oceans.

4:56 And what happens in the oceans it what is what drives climate change up here,

5:01 and what happens up here impacts the rest of the world.

5:04 It's like we need to wake up globally and understand

5:06 that this is this is not something that just impacts the Arctic.

5:10 It impacts everybody.

5:12 If you think oil and gas is expensive now, wait until the Arctic melts.

5:17 Right now, it's really tense and Norway,

5:19 which has generally been wide open to their neighbors, starting to tighten up.

5:23 You see their military ships around more.

5:25 They're trying to exert their sovereignty,

5:26 taking the votes away from other foreign residents right now.

5:29 So, the Arctic, a hot spot in more ways than one.

5:34 Over the past two decades,

5:35 Spotify has remixed the music industry from preventing piracy

5:39 and illegal downloads to curating personal playlists and global hits.

5:43 To mark Spotify's 20th birthday,

5:45 our Claire Sebastian breaks down how the streaming

5:47 giant grew to hundreds of millions of users,

5:50 transformed how artists reach audiences, and sparked ongoing debates about pay,

5:55 power, and the future of music.

5:58 This April marks 20 years since Spotify was founded.

6:01 The streaming giant has amassed more than

6:03 [music] 3/4 of a billion monthly active users,

6:06 changing the music industry forever.

6:08 So, in the spirit of Spotify Wrapped, let's break down the company's impact.

6:13 In the early 2000s, digital music downloads like iTunes were emerging,

6:17 [music] but by 2008, around 95% of all music downloads were pirated.

6:23 Spotify had a goal: make legal streaming easier than piracy,

6:27 bringing [music] revenue back to the industry.

6:29 Now, subscription streaming makes up 70% of global recorded music income.

6:35 Last year, Spotify paid [music] out more

6:36 than 11 billion dollars in artist royalties,

6:40 but it has faced criticism for not paying artists enough.

6:44 In 2014, Taylor Swift famously boycotted the platform for 3 years in protest.

6:50 Spotify has helped make music global.

6:52 [music] Last year, Spotify's top 50 songs

6:55 globally included tracks in 16 different languages.

6:59 In 2018, Spotify went public and now hovers

7:03 around a market cap of 100 billion dollars.

7:06 10 years ago, the company launched Spotify Wrapped,

7:09 a data-driven summary of [music] users' listening habits.

7:12 In the final quarter of last year,

7:13 the promotion helped bring in a record 38 million [music] new users.

7:18 Spotify's 20th anniversary marks the start of a new era.

7:28 Today's story getting a 10 out of 10.

7:30 More than a thousand hopefuls putting their best foot forward

7:33 at Radio City Music Hall chasing a spot with the legendary Rockettes.

7:37 Since 1932, they've been kicking it on stage in New York City.

7:41 This tryout consists of learning a short routine then performing with precision,

7:45 power, and perpetual smiles.

7:47 Dancers from 43 states and 20 countries, like Amina Renee De Jesus,

7:53 are hoping to become part of this rich history of the iconic group.

7:57 There was one little hiccup I had,

7:58 but I was I didn't even let the hiccup get me.

8:00 Like I put up my kicks extra high.

8:02 The last pose I made sure I really milked it.

8:04 This audition is all about getting a leg

8:06 up in the industry by matching the Rockettes standard,

8:09 making coordination and athleticism look easy with smiles that just don't quit.

8:14 From Rockettes to rock stars, you.

8:17 Shout out to Miss Martyr on her final day

8:19 at Ligon Magnet Middle School in Raleigh, North Carolina.

8:22 Brooklyn is about to get brighter and your students

8:25 want you to know how much they'll miss you.

8:27 I see you little blues and this shout out goes to Mrs.

8:30 Taylor at the Pittman Center in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

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8:37 Not air, play that Friday music.

8:39 Go out make someone smile.

8:41 You never know when or how, but you may be the spark of joy someone needs.

8:45 Make it an awesome weekend.

8:46 I'm Coy Wire and we are CNN 10.

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