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‘What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic,’ Watt-Cloutier warns of climate change’s dire consequences, especially for Inuit

Sheila Watt-Cloutier talks about her book, The Right to Be Cold: One Woman's Story of Protecting Her Culture, The Arctic and the Whole Planet, one of the best political books of the year.

Sheila Watt-Cloutier, pictured in the Arctic. 'I truly believe the real power lies with civil society in which we are all aware that climate change is as much about humanity as it is about industry.'Photograph courtesy Stephen Lowe

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BY KATE MALLOY

April 11, 2016

OTTAWA—Sheila Watt-Cloutier has a simple message about the Arctic, Inuit, and climate change. "What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic and the evidence of that is showing up with more droughts, floods, wildfires, tornadoes, hurricanes, and other disasters around the world related ...

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