Animal Movement Data Reveal Effects of Climate Change in Arctic
Animal Movement Data Reveal Effects of Climate Change in Arctic
Environmental engineer Gil Bohrer discusses how long-term, large-scale tracking data can shed light on the unexpected ways animals are responding to changes in the Arctic.
Environmental engineer Gil Bohrer discusses how long-term, large-scale tracking data can shed light on the unexpected ways animals are responding to changes in the Arctic.
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How Ice Shelf Loss Will Change the Antarctic Ecosystem
Amanda Heidt | Oct 6, 2020 | 4 min read
Marine ecologist Jeroen Ingels discusses what is known about ice shelf loss at the southern pole and how those changes are affecting local ecosystems.
Arctic Swelters Under 38 °C Heat Wave
Amanda Heidt | Jun 24, 2020 | 2 min read
The possibly record-breaking temps follow the warmest winter on record in the region.
Icy Algae in a Changing Arctic
Bob Grant | Feb 14, 2013 | 3 min read
New research adds to an emerging picture of the changes that global warming and thinning ice are wreaking on the marine ecosystems at the top of the world.
Sampling the New Arctic
Bob Grant | Feb 14, 2013 | 1 min read
Scenes from a research trip, where researchers peered beneath the ice to shine a light on the emerging picture of a changing Arctic Ocean
Deadly South Pole Plane Crash
Bob Grant | Jan 29, 2013 | 1 min read
An aircraft traveling between research stations in Antarctica has gone down, likely killing its three-person crew.