Melting ice threatens national park in Canada’s Arctic.
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| Melting ice threatens national park in Canada’s Arctic. A combination of melting permafrost and erosion means part of Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park will remain shut until geologists can examine the damage. |
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