Witness: Polar bears face ice-free summer
500 MILES FROM THE NORTH POLE - The entire Arctic landscape is forecast to disappear within decades and be replaced by open sea each summer. The dramatic retreat signals the scale of humankind's impact on the climate, experts say.
Witness: Arctic ice breaks up as polar bears stalk ship
500 MILES FROM THE NORTH POLE (Reuters) - Stepping onto an Arctic ice floe on Monday, an unusually mild, easterly breeze blew at the end of the annual summer melt. The footprints of two polar bears from the night before were disintegrating in a dusting of snow
Gerard Wynn
500 MILES FROM THE NORTH POLE
Wed Sep 7, 2011 11:35am EDT
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