james wilder studies the polar bear population in the beaufort sea near barter island. he says these bears have been coming to these shores for thousands of years, but climate change has changed their behavior. >> polar bears are showing up earlier. i mean, they used to show up in the beginning of september. now we see them showing up in the late july, august, and staying for longer, and that seems to be correlated with the availability of sea ice. so if sea ice melts earlier, then bears will come to shore sooner. and if it forms later in the fall, then they aggregate on the coast for longer periods of time. >> it's not good for us. we're used to ice out there hunting the whale. >> reporter: for the people of kaktovik their way of life is at risk as well. >> this is the road i grew up on, the main road. >> reporter: marie rexford is a witness to the changes wrought by rising temperatures. >> good attraction for all the tourists. to us they're a nuisance. they can smell your good food anywhere. they have broken down our door to our cellars. >> reporter: for centuries res

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beaufort and ms. christiansen. we are here this morning to discuss the outlook for the 2018 wildfire season. just based on what we already know to date, it doesn't look good. last friday, the national agency fire center, which is a joint operation between the department of interior and the west force service released the monthly file and potential for june through september. warmer and drier than average conditions are anticipated, and southwest in particular is at very high risk for wildfire, due to elevated drought conditions and strong winds. i feel like a weather reporter here. the fire spot unable 27 in central arizona marked the first large-scale wildfire of the season in the west. there are now several significant active fires including the massive blazes in colorado and new mexico. they are already forcing evacuations. already this year, almost 24,000 wildfires have burned about 1.7 million acres across the country. and this is just june 5. the number of wildfires and acres that ultimately burn in 2018 depe

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