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Gallery 2: second place | A polar bear juvenile resting on an ice floe (Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway). Things are changing in the Arctic and it’s not for the better. Over the past years, we have clearly seen how the glaciers on Svalbard are retreating and ocean ice is getting thinner. The ice on the fjord, where the seals are having their pups in spring, is also disappearing faster as warm water is being pushed towards the coast. In a world where its inhabitants are dependent on snow and ice, the impact of warmer ocean and air temperatures is devastating. (Photo by Roy Mangersnes/naturepl.com/LDY Agency)
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