Photo: Arctic Expedition to Spotlight Warming Impact on Inuit Groups

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U.S. polar explorer Will Steger steers a dogsled through the Arctic. Steger and a team that will include U.K. business tycoon Richard Branson are setting off on a four-month sled expedition across Canada's Baffin Island. The team aims to document how global warming is impacting local Inuit communities.

Photograph by Gordon Wiltsie, courtesy Will Steger

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