Photographer: Michael Snyder

Open Call: The Guardian Project

Our world is changing faster than any time since the arrival of humans on this planet. And nowhere is that more evident than in the Arctic, where climate change is causing temperatures to soar. In the last four decades temperatures have risen by nearly 5C and the once-ubiquitous snow is now disappearing. Here, Saga Bernlow stands on her trampoline behind her house on the Arctic island of Svalbard. Longyearbyen, where her family lives, is the world’s fastest warming town. Now, the family’s dog sledding business faces an uncertain future as snowpack melts earlier each year.

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