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As sea ice declines, polar bears are spending an extra month on land, study finds
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As sea ice declines, polar bears are spending an extra month on land, study finds

Rapidly declining sea ice in the Arctic is causing polar bears to spend an additional 30 days on land, fast for longer periods of time, and produce smaller litters, according to a new study.

'No negotiations:' Inuit group wants Arctic areas saved from development
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'No negotiations:' Inuit group wants Arctic areas saved from development

An Inuit land-claim group is asking the federal government to permanently protect large sections of the Eastern Arctic from any industrial development.
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The massive glacier that formed the Great Lakes is disappearing - and greenhouse gases are to blame for its untimely demise
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The massive glacier that formed the Great Lakes is disappearing - and greenhouse gases are to blame for its untimely demise

The Barnes Ice Cap, a Delaware-sized glacier and the last link to the continental ice sheet that shaped the Great Lakes, is now on pace to vanish.
Climate change is revealing arctic landscapes not seen for 40,000 years
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Climate change is revealing arctic landscapes not seen for 40,000 years

A new study of Baffin Island's glaciers suggests that modern temperatures represent the warmest century in 115,000 years.
Climate change reveals the 40,000-year-old lost landscape of Baffin Island
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Climate change reveals the 40,000-year-old lost landscape of Baffin Island

"Pockets of life" are emerging from a thawing landscape.
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Starving-polar-bear photographer recalls what went wrong
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Starving-polar-bear photographer recalls what went wrong

One year later, Cristina Mittermeier explains what she and her team were trying to accomplish with that gut-wrenching image.
Heart-wrenching video shows starving polar bear on iceless land

Heart-wrenching video shows starving polar bear on iceless land

Lack of sea ice is making it more difficult for polar bears to find food.
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