- From 2018-2021 the population of snow crab in the Bering Sea declined by 10 billion. The temperature of the water was not above the species’ thermal limits, but it did increase their caloric needs considerably. This increase, plus a restriction in range, led to an unexpected mass starvation event. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adf6035 211 comments science
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- Billions of Alaska snow crabs have starved to death because of ocean heat, study shows | CNN https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/19/us/alaska-crabs-ocean-heat-climate/index.html 259 comments
- Scientists reveal startling reason billions of snow crabs disappeared from Bering Sea: ‘My mind was just blown’ https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-reveal-startling-reason-billions-110000100.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucmVkZGl0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABQRpyjS6-P6JbMNitRZ_Edz0BHMDzzu-4vVVzgSXtWUtRxqJPONe6s71u8xAeorkg6Tj-Pp1EkOiIiBrUUcdFormAD4HFRgXhdihFOF-ATEwujYc9tmcv1nDWubKivqZQ4JLzj7nxLtZyGXrLqFXZlqG0JUxJAUW-sMUhCtdJMD 60 comments
- Billions of snow crabs in Alaska likely vanished due to warm ocean, study says | Marine life | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/alaska-snow-crabs-dead-ocean-temperatures-climate-change 33 comments
- Why Ten Billion Snow Crabs Disappeared Off the Coast of Alaska | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-10-billion-snow-crabs-disappeared-off-the-coast-of-alaska-180983112/ 23 comments
- Scientists reveal startling reason billions of snow crabs disappeared from Bering Sea: ‘My mind was just blown’ https://news.yahoo.com/scientists-reveal-startling-reason-billions-110000100.html 10 comments
- The Surprising Reason Sea Creatures Are Getting Hungrier | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/the-hidden-awful-way-that-climate-change-imperils-animals/ 1 comment