Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Pakitsup Nuna, GRL, 20070622: Chairman of the local Fisherman Union, Peter Olsen, is gathering ice for drinking water. Traditional kayaks, now used more for sporting than for hunting, left for storage in the foreground . It is easier than ever to gather ice, as the sea is filled with small ice lumps from the melting Ilulissat glacier.
The ice on Greenland is melting at a record pace due to the warmer weather. The temperature on Greenland average more than 8...
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Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Pakitsup Nuna, GRL, 20070622: Chairman of the local Fisherman Union, Peter Olsen, is gathering ice for drinking water. Traditional kayaks, now used more for sporting than for hunting, left for storage in the foreground . It is easier than ever to gather ice, as the sea is filled with small ice lumps from the melting Ilulissat glacier.
The ice on Greenland is melting at a record pace due to the warmer weather. The temperature on Greenland average more than 8 degrees fahrenheit warmer than ten years ago, and scientist believe that humans are to blame.
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