{"id":350241,"date":"2024-11-05T17:14:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350241"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:14:05","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T16:14:05","slug":"new-study-finds-arctic-warming-declining-sea-ice-may-be-a-benefit-to-polar-bears-and-ringed-seals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=350241","title":{"rendered":"New Study Finds Arctic Warming, Declining Sea Ice May Be A \u2018Benefit\u2019 To Polar Bears And Ringed Seals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From NoTrickZone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By\u00a0Kenneth Richard<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The polar bear plight has quietly disappeared from the catastrophic global warming narrative.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to new research<\/a><\/strong>, the body condition of polar bears and ringed seals (their prey) has been stable to improving from 2008-2022 despite Arctic warming and sea ice decline during this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is the opposite of what was predicted to happen, as it has been assumed intact sea ice is essential to polar bear health and survival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026polar bear body condition and recruitment during 2018-2022 were largely within or above observed annual means during 2008-2017.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA lack of trend in environmental and ecological variables or polar bear body condition\u2026during 2008-2022 is suggestive that the Chukchi Sea polar bear population was likely stable during this time.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cStudies in both the Chukchi Sea and adjacent southern Beaufort Sea have shown improved ringed seal body condition and pup production following and during years with lower spring or summer sea ice cover, earlier sea ice breakup, or thinner ice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201c\u2026an increase in the duration of open water during the summer and the associated increase in ocean productivity with warming may benefit polar bear prey species.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Image Source:\u00a0Rode et al., 2024<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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