The Bering Strait that separates Russia and Alaska is virtually ice-free right now
The only waterway connecting the Pacific Ocean to the Arctic Ocean is called the Bering Strait. It has actually been called the gateway to the Arctic. It is a remote passageway that at one point only extends 55 miles wide. The Bering Strait also separates the United States from Russia. In recent years, an increasingly warming Arctic has created concerns in the Bering Strait.
With reduction of sea ice, the Strait has become something more than a region teaming with wildlife. It has become a transportation vein for shipping. ...a luxury cruise ship was able to sail from the North Pacific to the Atlantic via the fabled Northwest Passage—a route that once defeated even the most intrepid explorers. The Crystal Serenity sailed from the Alaskan port of Seward through the Northwest Passage to New York City.
Such shipping activity poses a threat to marine life in the region and is somewhat risky since there are limited Coast Guard or rescue services in that area. However, what caught my eye is the extremely low the sea ice in the Bering Strait this week.The Copernicus Sentinel-3 satellite is part of a fleet of Earth-observing satellites in orbit to measure important features of the land and ocean.
since late January, the Bering Sea has lost two-thirds of its ice area, according to statistics from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Waters are open across the entire sea, including in the Bering Strait that separates Alaska and Russia. In the middle of that narrow strait, ice that normally links Alaska’s Little Diomede Island to Russia’s Big Diomede Island through May was gone by the end of February.
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