Residents devastated as generations-old winter tradition could soon disappear: 'That scares me'

Residents devastated as generations-old winter tradition could soon disappear: 'That scares me'

For over a thousand years, dogs have been companions to Inuit seal hunters and fishermen, pulling sleds across the Arctic. However, this component of Indigenous culture may soon be lost as Greenland's sea ice rapidly melts amid rising temperatures.  What's happening? Permafrost in Ilulissat, Greenland, is melting due to rising temperatures, according to the Associated Press. The nearby glacier Sermeq Kujalleq — one of the fastest and most active…