Sentences with phrase «frozen polar areas»

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The analysis shows that the critical timing of the sea ice break - up and sea ice freeze - up is changing in all areas in a direction that is harmful for polar bears.

For example, the polar bear specimen from roughly 120,000 years ago survived in Svalbard during a warm interglacial period because that Arctic archipelago remained more frozen than other areas.

With ice freezing later and thawing earlier, polar bears can't stock up on seal meat for as long, leading hungry animals to search for food in populated areas.

For example, few data are available for the polar winter, and it is not known whether aragonite - undersaturated areas decrease in size with the seasonal freezing of sea ice.

Scientific models predict that while circular «eco-zones» exist on this world, there would be polar ice caps and also a large area of frozen tundra on the dark side.

Subarctic Climate Occurs mainly in Northern hemisphere south of Arctic Ocean Winters are long and bitterly cold; summers short and cool Below freezing half the year Tundra Climate Coastal areas along the Arctic Ocean Long, bitterly cold winters In some parts is permafrost, or permanently frozen layers of soil Ice Cap Climate North and South poles Temperature lows of more than - 120 F Snow and ice remain year - round, but little precipitation Highland Climate Found on mountains Includes polar climates plus others; several climates in one As you go up a mountain, temperatures drop and plant life grows sparser.