Alec Luhn, known for his climate-focused journalism, disappeared during a hiking expedition, prompting a major rescue operation amidst challenging weather conditions.
**Search Intensifies for Missing Climate Journalist Alec Luhn in Norway**
**Search Intensifies for Missing Climate Journalist Alec Luhn in Norway**
Rescue teams employ dogs and drones to locate the US journalist lost in Folgefonna National Park.
Rescue teams in Norway are in a race against time to find missing US climate journalist Alec Luhn, who disappeared while hiking on a glacier in Folgefonna National Park. Luhn, an experienced outdoorsman and journalist, embarked on his journey from Odda on July 31, but failed to return in time for his scheduled flight, raising alarm bells for his wife, Veronika Silchenko, who promptly alerted local authorities.
With adverse weather creating challenges, including limiting helicopter operations, rescue efforts are reportedly making use of search dogs and drones, as outlined by Ingeborg Thorsland, a spokeswoman for the Norwegian Red Cross. Despite the obstacles, search crews remain committed to finding Luhn.
Silchenko described her husband's passion for exploring the Arctic, emphasizing that his pursuits as a climate journalist often led him to study glaciers that are vanishing due to climate change. "Alec is basically obsessed with the Arctic," she shared with CBS News. At 38, Luhn is based in London but has also lived in places such as Moscow and Istanbul. His extensive portfolio includes writing for esteemed publications like The Atlantic, National Geographic, and Time magazine, with notable pieces focusing on pressing climate issues like Canada's persistent wildfires and the implications of melting ice sheets in East Antarctica.
With adverse weather creating challenges, including limiting helicopter operations, rescue efforts are reportedly making use of search dogs and drones, as outlined by Ingeborg Thorsland, a spokeswoman for the Norwegian Red Cross. Despite the obstacles, search crews remain committed to finding Luhn.
Silchenko described her husband's passion for exploring the Arctic, emphasizing that his pursuits as a climate journalist often led him to study glaciers that are vanishing due to climate change. "Alec is basically obsessed with the Arctic," she shared with CBS News. At 38, Luhn is based in London but has also lived in places such as Moscow and Istanbul. His extensive portfolio includes writing for esteemed publications like The Atlantic, National Geographic, and Time magazine, with notable pieces focusing on pressing climate issues like Canada's persistent wildfires and the implications of melting ice sheets in East Antarctica.
