The influence of evaporation from the ice-free areas in the Southern Ocean has not yet been taken into account in climate models. Apparently, it contributes significantly to snowfall over the ice sheet. Photo: Michael Wenger Rising temperatures and the decline in sea...
Classified as vulnerable, the polar bear is suffering the effects of global warming head-on. The sea ice, on which it depends for food, is shrinking as sea water temperatures increase. Image: Michael Wenger Greenland’s polar bear populations have been retreating...
The images of a polar bear accompanied by her cubs are always among the most touching. The task of caring for their offspring, however, is not an easy one for these animals whose habitat is undergoing drastic change. Image: KT Miller / Polar Bears International Due to...
Climate change is already having a dramatic impact on some emperor penguin colonies. Last breeding season, in the Bellingshausen Sea, where sea ice broke up before the chicks could develop their waterproof plumage, four colonies suffered total brood failure. (Photo:...
In the Southern Ocean, almost two million square kilometres of sea ice are missing shortly before the annual maximum extent. (Photo: Julia Hager) Sea ice cover in the Southern Ocean has remained well below the long-term average practically since the beginning of this...
