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This article discusses the shrinking sea ice in the Arctic and its implications for global warming. It explores the potential consequences for polar bears and other Arctic wildlife as their habitat is endangered.
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SeaGrant Sentinel Alaska Seas and Rivers News May 14, 1991 Vol. 9, no.5 Shrinking Sea Ice Hints at Global Warming Photo source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
SeaGrant Sentinel Alaska Seas and Rivers News June 12, 1991 Vol. 9, no.6 Polar Ice Cap Thinning – Global Warming to Blame? Photo source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 15, no.6 Alaska Seas and Rivers News November 14, 1999 Arctic sea ice thins Photo source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 20, no.3 Alaska Seas and Rivers News March 27, 2004 Polar Sea Ice Could be Gone by End of the Century Photo source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 21, no.7 Alaska Seas and Rivers News July 17, 2005 Polar bears’ habitat endangered by thinning ice Photo source: Alaska Digital Archive
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 22, no.8 Alaska Seas and Rivers News August 11, 2006 Meltdown: Arctic life may be threatened Photo source: Alaska Digital Archive
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 22, no.10 Alaska Seas and Rivers News October 4, 2006 Arctic Sea Ice Melt Accelerating Photo source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 21, no.7 Alaska Seas and Rivers News July 10, 2005 Record Low for June Arctic Sea Ice
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 16, no.5 Alaska Seas and Rivers News December 12, 2007 Arctic Sea Ice Gone in Summer Within Five Years Photo source: Alaska Digital Archive
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 23, no.3 Alaska Seas and Rivers News March 19, 2008 Arctic Sea Ice Still At Risk Despite Cold Winter, NASA Says Photo source: http://www.photolib.noaa.gov/
SeaGrant Sentinel Vol. 25, no.10 Alaska Seas and Rivers News October 3, 2008 Arctic ice shrinks to new record low! Photo source:NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio, via Reuters
What do we know about sea ice and how it is changing? Photo source: http://photolib.noaa.gov