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- More Barents Sea Polar Bear Habitat at Mid-July 2023 Than In 2012 Despite More Atmospheric CO2 Sat, 22 Jul 23, 11:00am... field data show bears in Svalbard are in better condition than they were in the late 1990s
- 17th century documents & 1970s ice maps show sea ice habitat in Svalbard has always varied greatly Sun, 7 May 23, 7:00amCurrently, there is more ice than was present in early May in many years of the 1600s.
- Low mid-winter polar bear habitat in Barents Sea spawns warnings of more human-bear conflicts Sun, 19 Feb 23, 9:00pmAny time there is a bit less sea ice than usual the catastrophists begin caterwauling but this time the rhetoric is a little different.
- Barents Sea polar bears thriving despite huge summer ice loss: spring research results are in Fri, 2 Jul 21, 11:00amAfter being locked out last year, fieldwork monitoring polar bears in the Svalbard region of the Barents Sea resumed this spring. The results show that despite having to deal with the most extreme loss of summer sea ice in...
- Surprising sea ice thickness across the Arctic is good news for polar bears Sat, 29 May 21, 3:00pmFrom Polar Bear Science Posted on May 27, 2021 This year near the end of May the distribution of thickest sea ice (3.5-5m/11.5-16.4 ft – or more) is a bit surprising,…
- Polar bear survival contradictions: sea ice decline vs. documented harm Thu, 16 Jul 20, 7:00pmHere I take a detailed look at sea ice and polar bear population health information available for Western Hudson Bay and the Southern Beaufort compared to the Barents and Chukchi Seas.
- Pack Ice around Bear Island in the Barents Sea on 15 May: last time was 2003 Sun, 17 May 20, 7:00pmReposted from Dr. Susan Crockford’s Polar Bear Science Posted on May 15, 2020 | Comments Off on Still pack ice around Bear Island in the Barents Sea on 15 May: last time was 2003 It’s very open drift ice...
- New Paper: Body condition of Barents Sea polar bears increased since 2004 despite sea ice loss Wed, 6 May 20, 7:00pmFrom Polar Bear Science Posted on May 5, 2020 | A recent paper that attempted to correlate pollution levels and body condition in Barents Sea polar bears reports it found body condition of female bears had increased...
- Sea ice melt in the Arctic Basin leaves an area for polar bears larger than Greenland Mon, 2 Sep 19, 3:00amReposted from Dr. Susan Crockford’s Polar Bear Science Posted on August 29, 2019 Sea ice melt in the Arctic Basin leaves an area for polar bears larger than Greenland Most polar bears that spend the spring feeding in the...
- Polar bear spotted on Bear Island (Barents Sea) this winter for the first time in 8 years Fri, 2 Aug 19, 3:00pmReposted from Polar Bear Science Posted on July 31, 2019 | Polar bear spotted on Bear Island (Barents Sea) this winter for the first time in 8 years A polar bear was spotted this year on Bear Island (Bjørnøya) in the...
- Shockingly thick first year ice between Barents Sea and the North Pole in mid-July Tue, 30 Jul 19, 11:00pmReposted from Dr. Susan Crockford’s Polar Bear Science Posted on July 29, 2019 | In late June, one of the most powerful icebreakers in the world encountered such extraordinarily thick ice on-route to the North Pole...
- Bering Sea ice is "at record low levels for this time of year" Sat, 19 May 18, 5:00amArctic sea ice is low, with the Bering Sea's ice extent "the lowest recorded since at least 1979," according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC)...
- Hundreds of massive seafloor craters are leaking methane Sat, 3 Jun 17, 12:51am12,000 years ago the Barents Sea was covered with ice. Warming caused ice sheets to recede and a lot of methane was released, leading to blowouts that left the Arctic Sea floor scarred with hundreds of craters. Researchers...
- New plastic garbage patch discovered in Arctic Ocean Fri, 21 Apr 17, 1:39amThe Great Pacific Garbage Patch isn't the only place where plastic pollution is gathering in the world's oceans. An international team of scientists from 12 institutions in eight countries recently discovered a new garbage...
- Cantilevered holiday cabins boast stunning coastal views in Norway Thu, 22 Oct 15, 12:00amPartly cantilevered out over the sea, the tiny cabins are placed atop a historic stone quay and carefully positioned for optimal views and privacy. Stinessen Arkitektur mitigated the logistical challenges of building on a...