Over the last five years Iceland has experienced its warmest weather in over a millennium. Scientists are warning that the island's glaciers are retreating faster than ever before with potentially devastating consequences as the regions volcanoes are uncovered. Many Greenlanders depend upon polar bears, walrus, and seals for food and other traditional uses. As the ice pack recedes from shore, hunters are forced to travel longer distances on ice that is thinning and unstable, making a difficult job even more dangerous. Sea ice also suppresses wave action during a storm, so a reduction in sea ice could mean that stormy seas result in more violent and dangerous conditions for hunters navigating their boats.