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Recent research conducted in the Bering Sea has shown a change in the patterns of birds, mammals and fish based on ice extent and duration. These changes in behavior include the shifting of habitat location, and where they eat and bear their young. Researchers from NOAA and the University of Washington’s Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) published their findings in the journal Deep Sea Research II. The research, which took place over a six year time period, focused on ice and ecosystem conditions in an effort to understand the processes that influence the eastern Bering Sea marine ecosystem. The NOAA led findings included measurements that show a potential impact of climate change on species from zooplankton to whales living on the Bering Sea shelf…

Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are using data collected by a polar-orbiting satellite launched earlier this month from a Japanese space center. The satellite is used to help forecast storms, monitor the decline of the Arctic sea ice, and predict the onset of El Nino, La Nina and other global phenomenon. The satellite Suomi NPP was launched last year by the United States to help strengthen the environmental monitoring capabilities of both countries. NOAA operates the U.S. satellite. Last year a memorandum of understanding was signed between NOAA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).