old sod house with a polar bear and erosion due to melting permafrost stronger surfs pounding the coast due to less sea ice 1002 area Arctic Alaska

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Size: 4288px × 2848px
Location: Kaktovik Barter Island 1002 area of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Alaska
Photo credit: © Steven J. Kazlowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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