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💧🌏 Greg Cocks'Last Ice Area' In The Arctic Could Disappear Much Sooner Than Previously Thought
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-ice-area-arctic-sooner-previously.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02034-5 <-- shared paper
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'Last Ice Area' in the Arctic could disappear much sooner than previously thought
The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA)—a vital habitat for ice-dependent species—might disappear within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, which is expected to occur sometime around mid-century, a new study by McGill University researchers using a high-resolution model has found.
anna_lillith 🇺🇦🌱🐖Along with many other dangers, both species are threatened by #ClimateChange, which is melting the sea ice they need to give birth, nurse and rear pups. #RingedSeals, named for the ring patterns scattered across their plump bodies, build snow caves over breathing holes in the ice to #shelter pups from icy winds and predators. #BeardedSeals get their name from their thick, elegantly curved whiskers and are the largest seals in the #Arctic.
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Sara OtterstätterIllustrations for a children's book about ringed seals. Client was Inhabit Media, an Inuit owned publishing house in Iqaluit, Canada. You can find more illustrations of that project on my website www.sara-otterstaetter.de #arctic #watercolour #watercolors #MastoArt #ringedseals #seals #illustration #animalart
