Global Warming Watch: Polar Bears Forced To Make Risky, Open-Ocean Swims

Nine Polar Bears Make Risky, Open-Ocean Swims In One Day

Nine polar bears were observed in one day swimming in open ocean off Alaska's northwest coast, an increase from previous surveys that may indicate warming conditions are forcing bears to make riskier, long-distance swims to stable sea ice or land.
The bears were spotted in the Chukchi Sea on a flight by a federal marine contractor, Science Applications International Corp.