Shrinking snow depth on Arctic sea ice threatens ringed seal habitat

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 16:01 in Earth & Climate

(Phys.org)—As sea ice in the Arctic continues to shrink during this century, more than two thirds of the area with sufficient snow cover for ringed seals to reproduce also will disappear, challenging their survival, scientists report in a new study.

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