The Bering Sea’s Ice Has Never Melted This Early Before – Grist

Credit: NASA

Article Synopsis – “Ice in the Bering Sea, the narrow body of water between Russia and Alaska, has dropped to its lowest springtime level since at least 1850, and now sits at less than 10 percent of what could previously be considered “normal”. It’s the latest sign of what scientists have been calling the New Arctic — a novel landscape that’s replacing the ecosystem that has existed at the top of the world for millennia”. To read the actual article click here

By Sharon Gray May 8, 2018 Newsletter