Polar Research

Global warming forces elephant seals to dive deeper

10 Feb 2012

Southern ocean study offers detailed data on foraging patterns By Summit Voice SUMMIT COUNTY —The deep-diving elephant seals of Marion Island, in the southwestern Indian Ocean, are going to even greater depths to find prey like squid, as global warming heats up the water. Scientists with the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research who [...]

Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper

9 Feb 2012

Global warming is having an effect on the dive behaviour and search for food of southern elephant seals. Researchers from the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association cooperating in a joint study with biologists and oceanographers from the Universities of Pretoria and Cape Town have discovered that the seals dive deeper for food when in warmer water ...

Portage Lakes Polar Bear Jump to benefit three charities

9 Feb 2012

NEW FRANKLIN — This year, participants and supporters of the Portage Lakes Club’s Polar Bear Jump will have three good reasons to brave the cold waters of Turkeyfoot Lake Feb. 18 at Portage Lakes State Park, 5031 Manchester Road.