Polar marine ecosystems are particularly sensitive to climate change because small temperature differences can have large effects on the extent and thickness of sea ice. Animals that rely on sea ice, ...
University of Toronto Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate change.
Polar vortex is not a synonym for “cold snap,” according to the Polar Vortex Blog at Climate.gov ... winds in the vortex can slow or change by interactions with the jet stream or sudden ...