30K views · 2.5K reactions | Mom and cub polar bears on the shore of Hudson Bay. | Polar Bears International | Facebook

As of today, the polar bears in the Hudson Bay region have been off the sea ice for an average of 150 days. With just a month left to go, so far 2023 is the warmest year in recorded history globally. In the Arctic, we are visually seeing the impacts; the Hudson Bay region has had an unusually warm and dry October, and that warmth has continued into November. While earlier we saw some shelf ice formation near shore, we’ve actually lost ice in the last week as the temperatures have hovered around

Another stake at COP21: The Hudson Bay's surface temperature has gone up by 3 C, leaving polar bears roaming the coast for food. http://www.cbc.ca/1.3344129 | CBC News

🐻‍❄️ This is the rare sight of a polar bear mum and her cubs emerging from their den after a long winter. They've been snuggled up under the snow for nearly four months. Graihagh Jackson finds out how Polar Bears International are studying the effects a warming Arctic is having on the bears and their cubs. BBC World Service #PolarBear #Bear #Animals #Nature | BBC