The Climate Chain Reaction that Threatens the Heart of the Pacific – The Washington Post
Article Synopsis – The loss of arctic sea ice is causing the collapse of Japan’s salmon fisheries, which have fallen 70 percent in the last 15 years. The Sea of Okhotsk, between Siberia and Japan, generates more sea ice than any other location in the Arctic or Antarctica, and is warming three times faster than the global mean. This warmer water is reducing the salmon populations, along with a cascade of other effects in the Pacific. To read the actual article click here.