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On the frontlines of climate change, communities are using tech to keep tradition alive

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CNET News

Publication Date
2020-12-22

Among the Inuit Nunangat communities in far northern Canada, there's a saying: If you smack the ice with your harpoon and it doesn't go through on the first hit, it's thick enough to walk on. If you can hit it three times without it breaking, it's good for snowmobiles. And if you can hit it five times, it can support anything.

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https://www.cnet.com/features/on-the-frontlines-of-climate-change-communities-are-using-tech-to-keep-tradition-alive/