The Arctic ocean is one of the coldest ocean in the world. Just because it's extremely cold doesn't mean there aren't any plants and animals; those that inhabit the arctic ocean have adapted to its extremely cold temperatures. Find pictures and articles on the arctic's inhabitants.

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'Melting of ice in Arctic and Himalayas to affect India, China'
'Melting of ice in Arctic and Himalayas to affect India, China' April 6, 2013, The Indian Express Himalayan nations, including India and China, will be affected in a big way by the melting of t
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/melting-of-ice-i...
2013 Wintertime Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Fifth Lowest On Record
2013 Wintertime Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Fifth Lowest On Record April 3, 2013, Science Daily Last September, at the end of the northern hemisphere summer, the Arctic Ocean's icy cover shrank to i
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/04/13040...
2013 Wintertime Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Fifth Lowest on Record
2013 Wintertime Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Fifth Lowest on Record By Maria-Jose Vinas NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Last September, at the end of the northern hemisphere summer, the Arctic Ocean's
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/arctic-s...
A Warmer World for Arctic Animals Video
A Warmer World for Arctic Animals Jean-Michel Cousteau Ocean Adventures Video Climate change is already affecting polar bears, walruses, belugas and Arctic foxes.
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/video/arct...
A World Centered on Sea Ice Is Changing Swiftly at the Poles
A World Centered on Sea Ice Is Changing Swiftly at the Poles, June 28, 2011 Analysis, By Fen Montaigne, Senior Editor of Yale Environment 360, Article with two images; click to enlarge.
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/a_world_centered_on_s...
Animation of Annual Variation in Sea Ice Extent in the Northern Hemisphere
Animation of Annual Variation in Sea Ice Extent in the Northern Hemisphereby Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe This animation shows the annual variation of sea ice extent in the Northern He
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/polar/sea_ic...
Arctic Exploration
Arctic Exploration Ocean Today NOAA Video length: 02:55.
http://oceantoday.noaa.gov/arcticexploration/welco...
Arctic ice loss may drive extreme weather patterns
Arctic ice loss may drive extreme weather patterns By Monte Morin, March 26, 2013, Los Angeles Times Anyone forced to shovel their car out of a snowbank this winter might wonder just how it is a
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/sciencenow/la-...
Arctic mission monitors ice shift
Arctic mission monitors ice shift, May 3, 2015, David Shukman Science editor, BBC News, At some point this century, the Arctic will switch from having permanent ice-cover to a state where the
http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-324676...
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean Athropolis.com The Arctic Ocean - Very Deep and Very Cold! The Arctic and Antarctic areas are very different. Unlike the Antarctic, which is a continent surrounded by oceans, the A
http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-arctic...
Arctic Ocean Awakening as Ice Melts
Arctic Ocean Awakening as Ice Melts By Larry O'Hanlon Tue Jan 5, 2010 04:26 AM ET Discovery News Earth's sleepiest ocean is waking, say researchers. The Arctic Ocean's ice-capped depths have
https://www.seeker.com/arctic-ocean-awakening-as-i...
Arctic Ocean Biodiversity
Arctic Ocean Biodiversity Arctic Ocean Biodiversity (PDF) is a Census of Marine Life project aimed at coordinating research efforts examining the diversity in each of the major three realms: sea
http://www.arcodiv.org/
Arctic Ocean Ecosystem
Arctic Ocean Ecosystem Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Click on the animals below to learn more.
http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/arctic/ecosystem.ht...
Arctic Sea Ice 'Thinning Dramatically,' Study Finds
Arctic Sea Ice 'Thinning Dramatically,' Study Finds, March 4, 2015, By Laura Greggel, Staff Writer, Live Science, "Arctic sea ice - the ice that freezes and floats on Arctic waters - is thinni
http://www.livescience.com/50023-melting-arctic-ic...
Arctic Sea Ice Galleries
Arctic Sea Ice Galleries By Brian & Cherry Alexander Photography Beautiful photos of sea ice, icebergs & glaciers, tundra, vegetation, and boreal forest. Click on a photo to see a larger version
http://www.arcticphoto.co.uk/gallery2/arctic/lands...
Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent, making it second lowest in satellite record
Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent, making it second lowest in satellite record September 15, 2011 PhysOrg.com "The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have re
Arctic sea ice reaches minimum 2011 extent, making it second lowest in satellite...
As Arctic Sea Ice Retreats, Storms Take Toll on the Land
As Arctic Sea Ice Retreats, Storms Take Toll on the Land, June 6, 2011 Report, By Ed Struzik, Yale Environment 360, Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, All-text article.
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_arctic_sea_ice_ret...
As the Arctic Ocean Melts, A Refuge Plan for the Polar Bear
As the Arctic Ocean Melts, A Refuge Plan for the Polar Bear December 20, 2010 Interview Yale Environment 360, "In an interview with Yale Environment 360, geologist Stephanie Pfirman talks about t
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_the_arctic_ocean_m...
As the Far North Melts, Calls Grow for Arctic Treaty
As the Far North Melts, Calls Grow for Arctic Treaty June 14, 2010 Analysis By Ed Struzik Yale Environment 360, "The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is a warning, conservationists say, o
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/as_the_far_north_melt...
Barents Sea
Barents Sea BarentsInfo.org Anything or everything you want to know about the Barents sea can be found here. Find information on the plants, animals, natural resources, history, indigenous peopl
http://www.barentsinfo.org/...
Beaufort Sea
Beaufort Sea DeepSeaWaters.com Has a map, information on its geography, ecology, and climate.
http://www.deepseawaters.com/Beaufort_Sea.htm
Beaufort Sea ice rot and retreat continues
Beaufort Sea ice rot and retreat continues By Doug O'Harra | May 18, 2011 AlaskaDispatch "In what surely adds another dismal harbinger to the summer fate of the Beaufort Sea's ice pack and long
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/beaufort-sea...
Cracks in Arctic sea ice attract toxic mercury
Cracks in Arctic sea ice attract toxic mercury, By Becky Oskin, LiveScience, Jan 16, 2014, Mother Nature Network, "Scientists aren't sure what impact the mercury that ends up trapped in snow a
http://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/wilderness-resour...
Extreme Ice | On Thin Ice in the Bearing Sea
Extreme Ice | On Thin Ice in the Bearing Sea, NOVA Online, PBS.org, "In this series of video stories, explore the past and future of the fast-changing Bering Sea region, its culture and people, a
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/extremeice/thin_02_q_...
Is Arctic sea ice more resilient than scientists thought? Yes and no.
Is Arctic sea ice more resilient than scientists thought? Yes and no., July 21, 2015, By Sarah Caspari, Staff Writer, The Christian Monitor, Arctic sea ice volume increased a surprising amount
http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/Science-Notebook/...
Life in the Arctic Ocean
Life in the Arctic Ocean By Carin Ashjian, Associate Scientist Biology Department Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Capped with a formidable ice and snow cover, plunged into total darkness
http://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/viewArticle.do...
List of seas in Arctic Ocean
List of seas in Arctic Ocean DeepSeaWaters.com Visit the website for maps and information on the seas in the Arctic ocean.
http://www.deepseawaters.com/list-of-seas-in-arcti...
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Spurring Changes in Vegetation and Habitat
Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Spurring Changes in Vegetation and Habitat August 24, 2013, By Tamarra Kemsley, Nature World News Sea ice loss and warmer weather are causing major shifts in Arctic vegeta
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3633/20130...
Loss of Arctic sea ice will utterly change northern ecosystem
Loss of Arctic sea ice will utterly change northern ecosystem, August 13, 2013, By Lynn Desjardins - Radio Canada International, Alaska Dispatch, The massive loss of sea ice in the arctic is hap
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20130813/los...
Man's Environmental Impact on Iceland's Island Ecosystem
Man's Environmental Impact on Iceland's Island Ecosystem, Written by Lisa Hossler, Scribol Staff, "Humans have played an important and degrading role in the ecology of Iceland. Find out more..."
http://scribol.com/countries/news-human-influence-...
Melting Arctic ice changing weather patterns, scientists say
Melting Arctic ice changing weather patterns, scientists say, May 5, 2015, By Margo McDiarmid, environment reporter, CBC News, Scientists are warning of an increasing environmental chain react
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/melting-arctic-ice...
Methane Is Being Released Much Faster Than Previously Thought from the Arctic Ocean
Methane Is Being Released Much Faster Than Previously Thought from the Arctic Ocean by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe For elementary students. Natalia Shakhova and Igor Semiletov, scient
Methane Is Being Released Much Faster Than Previously Thought from the Arctic Oc...
Movie of Yearly Changes in Sea Ice around the North Pole
Movie of Yearly Changes in Sea Ice around the North Pole by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe This movie shows how the sea ice around the North Pole changes from season to season throughou
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/polar/sea_ic...
Nature and Climate in Greenland
Nature and Climate in Greenland Greenland.com Here you can explore and watch videos on Greenland and learn about its icebergs, glaciers, ice cap, climate changed, northern lights, flora, fauna, an
http://www.greenland.com/en/about-greenland/natur-...
No green light for whitening Arctic's melting ice
No green light for whitening Arctic's melting ice, May 4, 2015, By Tim Radford, Climate News Network, Scientists pour cold water on the idea of preventing ice melt by using geo-technology to k
http://www.climatenewsnetwork.net/no-green-light-f...
North Pole - An Overview of the North Pole
North Pole - An Overview of the North Pole By Matt Rosenberg Aug 19 2007 About.com The Geographic North Pole Lies at 90 Degree Latitude The earth is home to two North Poles located in the Arcti
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NOVA Mystery of the Gakkel Ridge
NOVA Mystery of the Gakkel Ridge PBS.org Fascinating 8 minute video! Stretching for more than a thousand miles at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean, Gakkel Ridge is an eerie undersea landscape o
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/mystery-gakkel-...
Polar Discovery: Arctic: The Frozen Ocean
Polar Discovery: Arctic: The Frozen Ocean Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Most everyone knows that the Arctic is located at the top of the planet and home to the north pole. But did you kn
http://polardiscovery.whoi.edu/arctic/index.html
Robot Captures Views of Hidden Arctic Ecosystem
Robot Captures Views of Hidden Arctic Ecosystem, Dec 18, 2014, By Laura Poppick Livescience, A remote-controlled underwater robot explores the underside of stable Arctic sea ice, collecting the m
https://www.seeker.com/robot-captures-views-of-hid...
Snowy Owls Make Mysterious Migration
Snowy Owls Make Mysterious Migration, December 6, 2013, By Wynne Parry, LiveScience Contributor, Live Science For reasons no one understands, snowy owl sightings are spiking in eastern North A
http://www.livescience.com/41770-snowy-owls-make-m...
The Arctic - The Arctic is an Ecosystem
The Arctic - The Arctic is an Ecosystem by Bill Heal The Arctic Is..... The Arctic Ecosystem As you look down from outer space, through the solar winds generated by the outpourings of the sun
http://www.thearctic.is/articles/overviews/ecosyst...
The Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean by Lisa Gardiner Windows to the Universe The Arctic Ocean, the smallest of Earth's five oceans, is located almost entirely within the Arctic Circle in the North Polar Region. Th
http://www.windows2universe.org/earth/polar/arctic...
The Arctic: An Introduction to the Frozen Sea
The Arctic: An Introduction to the Frozen Sea Dive and Discover Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute Most everyone knows that the Arctic is located at the top of the planet and is home to the Nor
http://www.divediscover.whoi.edu/arctic/index.html
The Arctic: Ocean of Ice
The Arctic: Ocean of Ice By Genny Anderson Marinebio.net The Arctic is almost all an ocean including just the northern parts of Canada, Alaska, Russia, Scandinavia, and Greenland. It can be def
http://www.marinebio.net/marinescience/04benthon/a...
Tracking the Fallout of the Arctic's Vanishing Sea Ice
Tracking the Fallout of the Arctic's Vanishing Sea Ice February 24, 2009 Interview Yale Environment 360, "Julienne Stroeve, a research scientist at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the Un
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/tracking_the_fallout_...
Video - Greenland's 'dark snow' climate threat worse than thought
Video - Greenland's 'dark snow' climate threat worse than thought, September 24, 2014, CBC News, Video length: 02:34. Soot and ash from burning coal, wood and dung speed melting of polar ice
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/greenland-s-dark...
Welcome To The Bering Sea!!
Welcome To The Bering Sea!! Uploaded by AzAthena78 on Apr 6, 2007 YouTube.com Video Length: 07:39.
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