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Climate change: Greenland's culture shifts as Arctic heats up
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63135211
Icebergs bigger than city ……. loom through the mist as Kaleeraq Mathaeussen …….. in halibut from the frigid waters one by one.
Icebergs bigger than city blocks loom through the mist as Kaleeraq Mathaeussen reels in halibut from the frigid waters one by one.
"Each season is not how it ……. to be," he says. It's …… more and more unpredictable.
"Each season is not how it used to be," he says. It's becoming more and more unpredictable.
More than 155 miles ……. the Arctic Circle, the coastal town of Ilulissat in western Greenland is also a busy ……..
More than 155 miles inside the Arctic Circle, the coastal town of Ilulissat in western Greenland is also a busy port.
Kaleeraq has been fishing the ……. here since he was 14 years old and, like other …… , has observed changes around him.
Kaleeraq has been fishing the waters here since he was 14 years old and, like other locals, has observed changes around him.
In winter he used to travel on the ice with a ……. pulled by his ……. But the sea no longer freezes like it used to.
In winter he used to travel on the ice with a sled pulled by his dogs. But the sea no longer freezes like it used to.
"I was very …… when I started to notice that the ice barrier was getting weaker and witnessing such an astronomical change in the ……. ," he explains.
"I was very worried when I started to notice that the ice barrier was getting weaker and witnessing such an astronomical change in the climate," he explains.
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"Today it is unpredictable and too …….. to go fishing with my sled dogs," he explains. He stopped sledding two years ago and now he only fishes by ……..
"Today it is unpredictable and too dangerous to go fishing with my sled dogs," he explains. He stopped sledding two years ago and now he only fishes by boat.
But temperatures have risen faster in the ……… region than elsewhere on earth, and the impact of climate change is being …….. on the local way of life.
But temperatures have risen faster in the Arctic region than elsewhere on earth, and the impact of climate change is being felt on the local way of life.
On the ……. of Ilulissat, colourful apartment blocks ……. a field that's home to dozens and dozens of dogs.
On the outskirts of Ilulissat, colourful apartment blocks overlook a field that's home to dozens and dozens of dogs.
Kaleeraq still ……. more than 30. Before he used his dogs for tourism, but now only keeps them for his teenage son. "I still …….. that way of life, but it just has to be like this for now," he says.
Kaleeraq still owns more than 30. Before he used his dogs for tourism, but now only keeps them for his teenage son. "I still miss that way of life, but it just has to be like this for now," he says.
Dog-sledding has been a long-…1… …2…. in the north and east of Greenland.
Dog-sledding has been a long-held tradition in the north and east of Greenland.
But many local hunters and fishermen have …… it up and the number of sled dogs has ……. nationwide.
But many local hunters and fishermen have given it up and the number of sled dogs has slumped nationwide.
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Around two decades ago there were around 5,000 dogs in Ilulissat …… , but now there are only about 1,800, says Flemming Lauritzen, who …… a dog-sledding tour business with his wife Ane Sofie.
Around two decades ago there were around 5,000 dogs in Ilulissat alone , but now there are only about 1,800, says Flemming Lauritzen, who runs a dog-sledding tour business with his wife Ane Sofie.
When she was …… up sled dogs were always around, she says. "I'm not happy to see the dogs …… from our culture."
When she was growing up sled dogs were always around, she says. "I'm not happy to see the dogs disappearing from our culture."
……. and snowmobiles are partly responsible. Also …… change has had an impact. "The season is getting shorter and shorter. We can feel that," says Flemming.
Diseases and snowmobiles are partly responsible. Also climate change has had an impact. "The season is getting shorter and shorter. We can feel that," says Flemming.
Over the years they've also …… the nearby glaciers …...
Over the years they've also witnessed the nearby glaciers retreat.
"All of this ice is …… now," Flemming says as he ….. to a map of the Sermeq Kujalleg or Jakobshavn glacier.
"All of this ice is missing now," Flemming says as he points to a map of the Sermeq Kujalleg or Jakobshavn glacier.