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Alaskan Wildlife-Rich Coastal Land Eroding Because of Disappearing Ice.

July 5, 2007 – 5:59 am

From: Climate Crisis Coalition
Alaskan Wildlife-Rich Coastal Land Eroding Because of Disappearing Ice.
By Yereth Rosen, Reuters, July 2, 2007.
“A swath of marshy, wildlife-rich coastal land in Arctic Alaska being eyed for oil drilling is eroding rapidly probably because of the disappearance of sea ice that used to protect it from the ocean waves, according to [...]

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Native Inupiat

May 31, 2007 – 2:49 pm

Polar Regions and Climate Changeis an article worth reading. I thought I would look up the Eskimos the native Inupiat to see if the climate was changing before their eyes… Now much of the ice they called home is melting. The polar bears that once called this home are turning and heading towards land. [...]