For seals, melting glaciers offer only a temporary refuge from global warming

Seals in Svalbard now spend nearly all of their time near glacial fronts. They should make like a whale and leave.

By Kevin McGwin March 6, 2019
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Two decades ago, the ringed seals and beluga whales of Svalbard spent about half of their time foraging at glacial fronts, gorging themselves on polar cod.

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