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Story Publication logo November 12, 2018

The Remote Arctic Town That Is Melting Away

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Permafrost in Greenland is melting rapidly. The soil is collapsing and affecting the infrastructure...

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As the Arctic loses ice at dramatic rates, people in Qaanaaq, the northernmost town in Greenland, are finding their homes, livelihoods, customs and very survival at risk.

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