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Melting Arctic Ice Imperils Polar Bears
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The National Snow and Ice Data Center reports that sea ice could reach all-time record lows in these last few weeks of the Arctic summer.
Margaret Williams, who directs the World Wildlife Fund's Alaska office, says that during a helicopter flight Thursday she saw five polar bears, including a cub, in open waters.
Williams says though it's not unusual to see polar bears swimming, such ice conditions are unusual.
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