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What are the effects of the shrinking ice caps on the social structure of indigenous arctic tribes?
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There are three primary dangers that this poses to indigenous tribes:
1. Caribou traffic - since 1964, the rate of death among native alaskan inuit tribes from "trampling by caribou herds" has decreased by 26%. Since 2003, the time when Al Gore created global warming, the incidence of this sad event has almost doubled. As the ice caps melt, more caribou are forced inland, and their interaction with inuits is also increased.
2. Russia. As the sea between Alaska and Russia grows wider, it will become much more difficult for the Inuit (the protectors of our northern, chilly border) to protect America from a Russian invasion. If the ice caps continue to melt, then Inuit forces may no longer be able to "see Russia from [their igloos]".
3. Deranged penguins. As water flows inward, penguins will begin to increase their contact with human beings, possibly causing an epidemic of krump-style dancing amongst the penguin population. This traumatic ecosystem disturbance has been showcased in award-winning documentaries like "Happy Feet".
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The floods from low lying areas.


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