An icy forecast for ringed seal populations
Wednesday, January 23, 2019 - 12:00
in Earth & Climate
Arctic sea ice is now declining at a rate of 12.8 percent per decade - 2012 had the lowest amount of summer ice on record. The drastic change has numerous implications for Arctic ecosystems, from increased shipping - the first commercial container ship crossed the Arctic Ocean in fall 2018—to changing food webs.