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President Obama visits Alaska to raise climate change awareness and purchase cinnamon rolls President Obama visits Alaska to raise climate change awareness and purchase cinnamon rolls
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President Barack Obama just became the first sitting US president to visit a community north of the Arctic Circle.President Barack Obama just became the first sitting US president to visit a community north of the Arctic Circle.
During the historic visit President Obama shed light on the toll climate change has had on Americans. He also took plenty of selfies, learned survival skills with Bear Grylls and bought every cinnamon bun the Snow City Cafe had to offer. During the the three-day trip, President Obama pledged to support aid and shed light on the toll climate change has had on Americans. He also took plenty of selfies, learned survival skills with Bear Grylls and bought every cinnamon bun the Snow City Cafe had to offer.
Watch @POTUS go behind the camera in Alaska to talk about the impacts of climate change: http://t.co/eAVC9RjeMV https://t.co/5y0EZH9RKiWatch @POTUS go behind the camera in Alaska to talk about the impacts of climate change: http://t.co/eAVC9RjeMV https://t.co/5y0EZH9RKi
Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan told the Associated Press that Alaskans should not have to face their current hardships as they proudly hunt whales, walruses and seals to survive. Dan Sullivan, the Republican Senator of Alaska, told the Associated Press that Americans aren't aware of the devastation his citizens face on a day-to-day basis from storm damage and changing seasonal patterns.
"The vast majority of Americans have no idea there are dozens of communities in Alaska that live like this. It's unacceptable, and we need to do more to fix it," he said."The vast majority of Americans have no idea there are dozens of communities in Alaska that live like this. It's unacceptable, and we need to do more to fix it," he said.
President Obama bragged that he now has "visited more tribal communities than any previous sitting president by the time he leaves office." President Obama hiked the Harding Icefield Trail on Tuesday, viewing the tour's melting glacier.
“One new study estimates that Alaska’s glaciers alone lose about 75 gigatons — that’s 75 billion tons — of ice each year,” he said, according the Washington Post.
“To put that in perspective, one scientist described a gigaton of ice as a block the size of the National Mall in Washington — from Congress all the way to the Lincoln Memorial, four times as tall as the Washington Monument."
President Obama bragged to the AP, saying that he now has "visited more tribal communities than any previous sitting president by the time he leaves office."
Here are photos from the president's trip.Here are photos from the president's trip.
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