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I was listening to Weekend America, which covered the first summer expedition to the North Pole undertaken by Eric Larsen and Lonnie Dupre. The journey was intended to bear witness to the effects of global warming, which is expected to have the most immediate impact at the poles. Scientists have predicted that the Arctic could be ice free as soon as 2030. Eric Larsen and Lonnie Dupre spoke of the dramatic changes that have occurred since their last polar expedition, and the possible extinction of the polar bear. A picture taken in 1998 of a starving polar bear could be the harbinger of things to come. An article from the Toronto Globe and Mail describes cannibalism and death among polar bears, raising concerns among researchers about dangerously low food levels.