Winter ice in the Bering Sea reached its lowest levels in millennia, a new study finds
Scientists used oxygen isotopes from peat on St. Matthew Island to reconstruct sea ice patterns going back thousands of years.
LONDON — The Bering Sea ice cover during the winters of 2018 and 2019 hit new lows not seen in thousands of years, scientists reported on Wednesday, adding to concerns about the accelerating impact of climate change in the Arctic.
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