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Set within a stunning landscape of snow-capped mountains and ice-locked fjords ... to raise their pups in the brief arctic summer. But successfully raising their pups will be no easy task.

Under a 2-degree scenario, though, that ice-free summer would be far more likely to happen, putting Arctic wildlife like polar bears, walrus, as well as human settlements at risk. Considering that ...

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