DanG
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'OUR LAND IS CHANGING -- SOON YOURS WILL TOO'
| Quote From Source: | Sheila Watt-Cloutier
(Sheila Watt-Cloutier is the elected chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, which represents the 155,000 Inuit who live in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka, Russia)
Saturday January 15, 2005
The Guardian
While global warming is affecting the entire planet, there is a scientific consensus that it is impacting the Arctic much faster.
Our elders and hunters have intimate knowledge of the land and sea ice, and have observed disturbing changes to the Arctic climate and environment, and to the wildlife.
These changes include melting permafrost causing increased erosion and damaging infrastructure; longer sea-ice free seasons; new species of birds and fish invading the region; the arrival of mosquitos and blackflies; unpredictable sea-ice conditions; and glaciers melting fast, creating torrents instead of streams.
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Source URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/in...story/0,3604,1391021,00.html |
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posted on 1/17/2005 at 12:04
