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A Greenland sled dog champion fears for his culture as climate change melts the ice
Jørgen Kristensen says warming temperatures and melting ice in Ilulissat disrupt dog sledding, threatening Inuit culture and accelerating global sea-level rise, UNESCO and NASA report.
- This January, Jørgen Kristensen, five-time Greenlandic dog sled champion and tour operator, said there was no ice in the bay for the first time he can remember, and he warns losing dog sledding would erase Greenlandic culture and livelihoods.
- Rising temperatures and pollution have melted permafrost and darkened snow with black carbon, driving Sermeq Kujalleq glacier’s retreat and accelerating sea level rise near Ilulissat.
- The sea ice is disappearing and Kristensen now must collect snow for his dogs during journeys; late-January photos show sleds and icebergs near Ilulissat while fishermen warn rain-formed ice can sink boats.
- Melting ice could reveal critical minerals, drawing geopolitical interest, and several years ago Greenland's government had to support families when sea ice failed to freeze, showing economic risks.
- For more than a thousand years, dog sledding has shaped Inuit culture, and Kristensen stresses teaching children and tourists that Greenland’s glaciers are as vital as the Amazon.
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A Greenland sled dog champion fears for his culture as climate change melts the ice
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