nuit hunters fighting to continue their traditional lifestyle in the melting Arctic have turned to Colorado scientists for help. In the Arctic, cracks have opened unexpectedly in sea-ice routes the Inuit rely on to track polar bears, caribou and other animals. Each year, the ice melts earlier and freezes later, forcing a shift from dog sleds to boats that require costly fuel. Once-reliable predictions from village elders, based in part on touching and tasting sea ice, increasingly fail.
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