The underwater environment is acoustic. Visibility is low, and marine animals rely on sound to communicate and detect prey 🐋 Human-made noise— #UnderwaterNoise an overlooked form of pollution—disturbs these vital processes. More in #TheCircleWWF 🔗: arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

Emerging fibre optic sensing technology uses existing telecommunications equipment to eavesdrop on whales 🐋 Kyrin Pollock & Léa Bouffaut tell #TheCircleWWF that this technique is poised to be a game-changer in conservation 🔗: arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto… arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

2024: The unprecedented year of broken heat records 🌡️ The impacts of #ClimateChange on the #Arctic go beyond the region. “The months from February 2024 to July 2024 have been the most record-breaking for every statistic.” 🔗: theguardian.com/environment/ar… theguardian.com/environment/ar…

🌲 #Canada's boreal forest stores mass amounts of carbon, with this natural system depending on the black spruce tree. 🔥 But #wildfires, fuelled by #ClimateChange, are burning parts of the forest faster than it can regrow 🔗: nytimes.com/interactive/20… nytimes.com/interactive/20…

The #ArcticOcean is home to many animals 🦌🦭🐻‍❄️ And supports the culture, food security & economy of the #Arctic's four million residents. Explore how we're working to protect biodiversity and ensure effective conservation 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu… arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…

"Scientists estimate that the amount of mercury in the atmosphere has grown sevenfold over the last 500 years, primarily from burning coal." This could have a huge impact on the health of #Arctic ecosystems and communities 🔗: e360.yale.edu/digest/arctic-… 📷: Keith Williams / Flickr

The Arctic is warming nearly 4x faster than the rest of the planet 🌡️ A new study found that parts of the Bering Strait ecosystem are becoming less #Arctic. Snow crabs, and the livelihoods that rely on them, have been impacted 🔗: edition.cnn.com/2024/08/21/cli… edition.cnn.com/2024/08/21/cli…

🛰️ Scientists are using satellite and on-the-ice observations to better understand #SeaIce behaviour from melt ponds on top of the ice. This could help to more accurately forecast the September sea ice minimum 🧊 🔗: news.mongabay.com/2024/08/arctic… news.mongabay.com/2024/08/arctic…

The temperature records keep on breaking 🌡️ For the first time ever, Longyearbyen, #Svalbard temperatures climbed above 20 °C this month. From The Barents Observer 🔗: thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-cri… thebarentsobserver.com/en/climate-cri…

From the field: Following polar bear footprints 🐻‍❄️👣 A while back, our team travelled to the high #Arctic in #Svalbard to see if they could collect DNA samples from #PolarBear footprints. Discover what they learned 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu… arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…

A warmer #Arctic has impacts well beyond the region 🌡️ This includes ocean currents. But how exactly? 🔗: scied.ucar.edu/learning-zone/…

There are different definitions of the #Arctic depending on the governance framework in question ❄️ Confused about what that actually means? We have a map for that 🗺️ Explore our governance work and interactive map of the many Arctics 🤝: arcticwwf.org/our-priorities…

Tourism is viewed as a way to bolster the economy and provide residents with much-needed jobs in East #Greenland 🐋 But how to expand the tourism industry without harming the environment that makes that #Arctic region special? 🔗: arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu… arcticwwf.org/newsroom/featu…

"#Alaska’s permafrost is melting and revealing high levels of mercury that could threaten Alaska Native peoples." 🚨 Researchers knew that some mercury was being released, but they were surprised to learn how much 🔗: grist.org/indigenous/tha… grist.org/indigenous/tha…

Summer temperatures impact not only sea ice extent but also sea ice thickness 🧊 Sea ice thickness is a key parameter for understanding changes in the polar regions❄️ 🔽The thinning of Arctic sea ice for June & August visualised in the #MyOceanViewer 🌊🔎

The #HighSeasTreaty aims to protect marine #biodiversity in the world's high seas, including the #Arctic. But we need to get it ratified 🤝 We invited Baba Brinkman of Event Rap to a one-year celebration of the Treaty. ICYMI, here's the birthday song he composed 👇

Why is #Greenland warming so rapidly compared to the rest of the world? 🌡️ A new study has some insights 🔗: rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arc… rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arc…

🌡️ New research reveals that #Arctic heat waves, particularly in the Barents-Kara Sea (BKS) during the boreal autumn, are increasing in frequency – and impacting the climate far beyond the Arctic 🔗: phys.org/news/2024-08-a… phys.org/news/2024-08-a…

❄️In a recent issue of #TheCircleWWF, Sunita Chaudhary authored a story about the importance of the snow and ice in the Hindu Kush Himalaya – and the importance of the #cryosphere. Read it here 🔗: arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…

Finding ways to conserve #narwhal populations for future generations while meeting the needs of Greenlanders today is a complex task facing #Greenland’s government 🇬🇱 We explore this topic in #TheCircleWWF 🔗: arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto… arcticwwf.org/the-circle/sto…