Caribou have been using same Arctic calving grounds for 3,000 years

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Caribou have been using same Arctic calving grounds for 3,000 years

Caribou have been using the same Arctic calving grounds for more than 3,000 years, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati. Female caribou shed their antlers within days of giving birth, leaving behind a record of their annual travels across Alaska and Canada’s Yukon that persists on the cold tundra for hundreds […]

Arctic Could Be Iceless in September if Temps Increase Two Degrees

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Arctic Could Be Iceless in September if Temps Increase Two Degrees

Arctic sea ice could disappear completely through September each summer if average global temperatures increase by as little as 2 degrees, according to a new study by the University of Cincinnati. The study by an international team of researchers was published in Nature Communications. “The target is the sensitivity of sea ice to temperature,” said Won […]