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Scientists who study the northern Bering Sea say they’re seeing changed ocean conditions that were projected by climate models – but not until 2050.
The rapid changes are leading researchers to wonder if ecosystems near the Bering Strait are undergoing a transformation.
The Bering Sea saw record-low sea ice last winter. Oceanographer Phyllis Stabeno says it’s too early to attribute the changes to climate change and she expected a bounce-back this winter.
Instead, warm February winds cleared most of the Bering Sea of ice.

University of Alaska Fairbanks physical oceanographer Seth Danielson says the changes are triggering biological effects.
‘There is no planet B’: Paris climate rally draws 45,000 people
Commercially valuable fish such as walleye pollack and Pacific cod moved farther north last year. Seabird experts say a seabird die-off that occurred may be tied to changing ocean conditions.


Bering Sea has reached climate conditions not expected until 2050, scientists say

High water pushed up the Yukon River from the Bering Sea floods gardens around homes in the western village of Kotlik, Alaska, in February. Philomena Keys via AP

FILE - In this March 13, 2019, file photo, Jessie Royer passes icebergs in open water on Norton Sound as she approaches Nome, Alaska, in the Iditarod trail sled dog race. When a Feb. 22 storm pounded Norton Sound, water surged up the Yukon River and into Kotlik, flooding low-lying homes. The Bering Sea last winter saw record-low sea ice. Climate models predicted less ice, but not this soon, said Seth Danielson, a physical oceanographer at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Marc Lester/Anchorage Daily News via AP, File)

High water pushed up the Yukon River from the Bering Sea floods gardens around homes in the western village of Kotlik, Alaska, in February. Warm winds had melted or pushed away Bering Sea ice, leaving coastal villages vulnerable to winter flooding. Philomena Keys via AP

‘There is no planet B’: Paris rally against climate change draws estimated 45,000 people

Young girls hold banners and signs as they take part in the ‘March of The Century’ to demand answers to climate change. Photo: AFP

A demonstrator holds a placard reading "Climate justice" during a peaceful march to urge faster government action against global warming, Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Paris. Families, activists, performers and politicians were among the 30,000 people who demonstrated Saturday in a march from the famed Opera Garnier to the Republic Plaza. It was among dozens of climate actions around France the day after worldwide student climate strikes. (AP Photo/Milos Krivokapic)

Tens of thousands of people gather on the Place de la Republique after they marched peacefully to urge faster government action against global warming, Saturday, March 16, 2019 in Paris. Families, activists, performers and politicians were among the 30,000 people who demonstrated Saturday in a march from the famed Opera Garnier to the Republic Plaza. It was among dozens of climate actions around France the day after worldwide student climate strikes. (AP Photo/Milos Krivokapic)

Striking for the future: From Australia to Japan to India, youths will skip school on March 15 to protest against climate change

A carnival float depicts the school strikes ‘Friday for Future’ with Greta Thunberg during a traditional carnival parade in Düsseldorf, Germany, on March 4. Photo: AP

To go with Climate-warming-UN-COP21-Australia-coal,FEATURE by Madeleine Coorey A photo taken on November 18, 2015, shows a large truck driving trough an open-cut coal mine in Singleton in the Hunter Valley north of Sydney as Australia plans to dramatically ramp up coal exports -- which is the nation's second most valuable export -- to boost economic growth over the next decade despite climate change activists arguing new planned mines are "carbon bombs" incompatible with limiting temperature rises. As the world meets for climate change at talks in Paris, environmentalists say hopes of curbing global warming to less than two degrees Celsius (3.6 Farenheit) are incompatible with Australia's coal expansion plans. AFP PHOTO / William WEST (Photo by WILLIAM WEST / AFP)

FILE- In this May 2, 2016 file photo, an indian man cools himself under a public fountain on a hot afternoon in New Delhi, India. A new study suggests wide swaths of northern India, southern Pakistan and parts of Bangladesh may become so hot and humid by the end of the century it will be deadly just being outdoors. Such conditions would threaten up to a third of the 1.5 billion people living in those regions, unless the global community can rein in climate-warming carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg waves on stage during a demonstration of students calling for climate protection on March 1, 2019 in front of the cityhall in Hambourg, Germany. (Photo by Axel Heimken / AFP)

epa07372439 Students hold placards and shout slogans as they take part in a climate change protest organised by 'Youth Strike 4 Climate', in Parliament Square in central London, Britain, 15 February 2019. Hundreds of students took part in a strike from school to highlight the dangers of climate change. EPA-EFE/FACUNDO ARRIZABALAGA

epa07215937 People protest during a demonstration demanding action on climate change and a stop to the Adani coal mining project in Queensland, outside Queensland Parliament House in Brisbane, Australia, 08 December 2018. EPA-EFE/GLENN HUNT AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND OUT

Explained: how climate change will affect Asia

An iron and steel plant in the Erdaojiang district in Tonghua, China. Photo: Bloomberg

epa04469147 (FILE) A file picture dated 21 November 2013 shows a general view of the typhoon-damaged coastal town of Marabut of Eastern Samar Province, Philippines. Typhoon Haiyan, locally known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines, slammed into eastern and central Philippines provinces on 08 November 2013. The strongest storm that made landfall ever recorded left nearly 8,000 people dead and more than 4 million people displaced. In Asia, 19 million people were displaced in 2013 by typhoon Haiyan. EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA *** Local Caption *** 51130938

This image provided by NASA shows Typhoon Haiyan taken by Astronaut Karen L. Nyberg aboard the International Space Station Saturday Nov. 9, 2013. Rescuers in the central Philippines counted at least 100 dead and many more injured Saturday a day after one of the most powerful typhoons on record ripped through the region, wiping away buildings and leveling seaside homes in massive storm surges, then headed for Vietnam. (AP Photo/NASA, Karen L. Nyberg)

Degrees tackle climate change crisis and green issues

Students studying for an LLM in energy and environmental law at Chinese University go on a field trip to ElectriCity, built by CLP.

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The Bering Sea saw record-low sea ice last winter, with flooding in nearby areas
However, oceanographer Phyllis Stabeno says it’s too early to attribute the changes to climate change and she expected a bounce-back this winter.


The Bering Sea saw record-low sea ice last winter, with flooding in nearby areas


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