Bering Sea Ice: Science Q&A

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Bering Sea Ice: Science Q&A

By Helen Fields

The Bering Sea, where the boats of Deadliest Catch do their work, is not known for toasty warm weather. But still, some years are colder than others. The last two winters have been particularly chilly -- and they've been huge years for ice. The last time the ice came this far south was in the early 1970s, when scientists first used satellites to monitor the ice.

1. So where does all that ice come from?
2. Wait -- what about global warming? Shouldn't the Bering Sea be heating up?
3. Does the ice affect the animals that live in the Bering Sea?
4. So what happens to the ecosystem when the climate warms?