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OUR PLANET: the Arctic Story
In the far North, in the late fall, at a time of year when it
should be covered with ice, the sea remains unfrozen
along the coast of Greenland. Glaciers are melting and
shedding chunks of ice that are scattered across the ocean
surface. The animals inhabiting the land and water are
threatened by warming temperatures and loss of sea ice.
Climate change is fundamentally altering the natural
environment of Greenland, and affecting the lives of its
wildlife and indigenous people.
Greenlanders, who have survived for generations by
hunting, are now losing their prey and their traditional
way of life. They are facing the stark reality of a
warming climate and are trying to adapt. Until now,
the Inuit people who were born in Greenland and
know only their traditional life of hunting, have
never thought of a different place, a different life,
a different future. The sea, the ice, and the marine
mammals here are everything to them. But now they
must face the possibility of losing their ancient
traditions and their prey along with the disappearing
ice. They must find a way to cope.
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