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Trouble in Arctic as polar bears and people face warming world

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79% Informative

Churchill is known as the polar bear capital of the world.

Hudson Bay thaws and forces bears on shore every year forcing them to come to shore.

Churchill is one of the most southerly and best studied sub- Arctic sub-population of polar bears.

The bear population in Churchill faces long-term decline due to climate change.

The community is the task of alert rangers who patrol Churchill every day .

Churchill is the polar bear capital of the world.

The last person killed by a polar bear in Churchill was a homeless man in 1983 .

The polar bear alert program was set up around that time, and no-one has been killed in Churchill since.

A longer winter season could mean more ships coming in and out of Churchill .

The mayor is optimistic about Churchill 's future.

VR Score

83

Informative language

82

Neutral language

67

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

30

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

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not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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