There are concerns that the archipelago may no longer be a viable place to live, with ice melting and glaciers retreating at alarming rates.
for communities in the Norwegian archipelago, a frozen and hostile environment where surviving is tough, said observers.
Loss of sea ice means polar bears are left hungrier and starting to push closer towards human settlements in search of food. “I think, unfortunately, that people will have to be affected before things will start happening and it's probably the west that has to be affected because we are the ones polluting the most.”
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