By David Kirby There’s no doubt that melting sea ice in Hudson Bay is threatening endangered polar bears, but it might also be harmful to beluga whales, seals, narwhals and other marine mammals, scientists are warning. The reason? Melting ice caused by climate change is carving huge swaths of open water for longer periods of […]
A U.S. appeals court ruled that federal agencies can list species as threatened based on projections of how climate change will impact their habitats. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Oil companies and Alaska natives had challenged the National Marine Fisheries Service’s decision to list a seal species as threatened because of sea ice loss, but […]
The rate at which Arctic sea ice is shrinking due to climate change continues to make headlines as scientists monitor and predict what is “becoming a journey into uncharted territory.” Recent data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center revealed sea ice in the Arctic hit its summer low point, tying 2007 for the […]
The Earth is warming at a faster rate than expected and this year is on track to be the hottest year on record, according to a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). NOAA Arctic sea ice has also melted earlier and faster than usual, another indicator of climate change, says the organization. “Another month, […]
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