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AK - Bowhead whales' migration patterns have shifted in the Arctic

With ice declining, bowhead whales of the Pacific Arctic are staying longer in the waters up north. A change in migration patterns could affect the bowheads’ health and safety, as well as hunters’ access to the subsistence resource.

Arctic & Antarctica
Fisheries

CAN - Herring advocate skeptical about precautionary principle in Strait of Georgia

Despite concerns of various groups and individuals about herring extirpation in the Strait of Georgia, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) says the area comprises about 50 per cent of coastwide herring biomass. Still, it prioritizes conservation and takes a precautionary approach to protect the health of future stock.

Arctic & Antarctica
Federal

Arctic - Biden and Trudeau need to talk about the Arctic

In 2016, then-President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada jointly charted a new course for collaborative leadership in the Arctic. With the motivation provided by our shared borders, close economic ties and the common challenges faced by the Indigenous peoples in both countries whose culture and way of life has flourished in this remote part of the world for thousands of years, Canada and the United States have played a pivotal role in promoting solutions to shared challenges in the Arctic.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

Antarctica - New footage of two of the planet's biggest icebergs released

Aerial footage of the gigantic A81 iceberg, which calved from the Brunt Ice Shelf in late January 2023, was released by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on March 13. According to the council, the iceberg is 1550 kilometers squared (km2), which is the size of London- and there's another, twice its size, also on the move.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

ARC - Arctic Is in Trouble & the Russia-Ukraine Conflict is making it worse than ever

“Every day we wonder whose death we will be hearing about, who in our family will be next. We wonder when we will next be at one of those funerals”, explains a resident of the Arctic, in grief.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

Antarctic - Researchers Report an Extraordinary Marine Heatwave That Could Threaten Antarctica’s Ice Shelves

The inexorable rise of ocean heat is now evident off the coast of West Antarctica, potentially disrupting critical parts of the global climate system and accelerating sea level rise.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

Antarctic -- Icebergs still exist today where 1700-era sailors spotted, tracked them

A new study comparing observations of large Antarctic icebergs from the 1700s with modern satellite datasets shows the massive icebergs are found in the same areas where they were pinpointed three centuries ago.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

Antarctica - AI developed to monitor changes to the globally important Thwaites Glacier

Scientists have developed artificial intelligence techniques to track the development of crevasses - or fractures - on the Thwaites Glacier Ice Tongue in west Antarctica.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

World - More Important Than Temperature: Salt’s Surprising Role in Sea Ice Formation

The formation of sea ice is an important part of the Earth’s climate system, as it reflects sunlight back into the atmosphere and helps to regulate the Earth’s temperature.

Arctic & Antarctica
Science

Antarctica - Study identifies new cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves

Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic.

Arctic & Antarctica
Federal

Arctic - A Battle for the Arctic Is Already Underway. And the U.S. Is Already Behind.

Climate change is opening the Arctic. Can the U.S. and NATO surpass Russian capabilities and ambitions in a new Cold War? ...

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