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A sandy grey bird with orange and yellow bands stands on a rocky beach.
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Protecting Piping Plovers: How Conservationists Shield These Shorebirds From a Trio of Extinction Threats

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An Ocean Heat Wave Reaches to the Seafloor

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Human activity is increasing in the Arctic marine environment due to climate change. To help the most vulnerable areas, the Global Marine Program of IUCN, along with partners, is convening a series of workshops aimed at enhancing ecosystem-based management and identifying biologically or ecologically important or vulnerable habitats. Burgerbukta, a bay in Svalbard, Norway, is being managed for ecosystem protection.
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What is the Sea Ice Minimum? (And Why Do We Care)

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Student Comic Winner: The Impact of Global Warming

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How Climate Change is Impacting Shark Mothering

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How Carbon Affects Nearly Everything on Earth

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Chrysaora melanaster is a jellyfish found in the Arctic.
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Jellyfish and Comb Jellies

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On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.
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Sea Level Rise

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A shell placed in seawater with increased acidity slowly dissolves over 45 days.
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Ocean Acidification

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Mapping Out What’s Next for the Marshall Islands

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World Oceans Day 2012 - Live Webcast

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Webcast: 'We Sea Change,' a Climate Change Education Video

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