Global warming impacting Greenlanders' daily lives
Heilmann, in his 60s with a craggy, rugged face from years of work in the outdoors, says he and his colleagues can no longer take their dogsleds out to the edge of the ice floes to fish because the ice isn't thick enough to carry the weight.
And yet the freezing waters with large chunks of ice are too difficult to navigate in their small fishing boats, making fishing near impossible.
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"And the melting ice is worrying, especially for the residents of isolated villages in the north and the east who only have sleds and no boats to hunt, fish and survive," he adds.
That has forced some hunters to let their sleddogs starve to death, since they can't provide them with the seals and fish they need to eat.
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They recall a snowstorm that took place on June 20 -- rare even for Greenland.
Moeller says he is "worried" about the changes, but admits that he doesn't think about it every day.
"I don't know if it's warmer than before, since winter after all lasts until May here," he says.
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Temperatures are warmer now, with the mercury sometimes rising above 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit) in summer, he says.
"If global warming continues, we will be able to grow even more kinds of vegetables during a longer season," he adds.
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