For centuries, Inuit in Canada’s north have relied on sea-ice as their traffic-way to access traditional hunting and fishing grounds. But as the climate warms, their very lifeline that provides the routes in and out of their communities has become life threatening. As the Arctic warms, sea-ice is thinning, covering less of the ocean and lasting for shorter periods making it especially unpredictable. In April, I travelled to Nain, a remote coastal town in Canada’s subarctic to share a story about a new technology that’s been developed to help measure sea ice thickness in real time. SmartICE is an adaptation tool that pairs traditional knowledge with data collection buoys and electromagnetic sensors to highlight areas with thicker ice and those with thinner ice. By mapping out the safest routes to travel, Rex Holwell, who runs the sea ice monitoring program in Nain, said he hopes to keep his community safe by preventing people from falling through the sea ice. Grateful for the team at @reuters who funded this story through the Yannis Behrakis Photojournalism Grant, Gabrielle Fonseca Johnson for her photo editing and Clare Baldwin, who so brilliantly pieced this story together with her words. If you’re interested in reading, the link is in my bio!