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Professor David Thomas, the Chair of the Changing Arctic Ocean Programme Advisory Group, talks about his research in the Arctic. Read more

\"As the Arctic Ocean’s spring sea-ice cover shrinks, microscopic zooplankton are declining with serious ramifications for the region’s food chain, from fish to seals to polar bears.\" Read more

\"From algae to fish and polar bears, the loss of habitat caused by global warming is affecting the food chain.\" Read more

Dr Christian Maerz, lead investigator of the ChAOS project, was interviewed on Paul Hudson’s BBC Weather Show (25 February 2017) to talk about the ChAOS project. See the Priestley Centre report about the interview here. Read more

A new project will investigate how climate-driven changes affect two top Arctic predators, the Harp and Ringed seals, as well as the base of the Arctic food web. As part of this project scientists from the National Oceanography Centre (NOC) will work alongside five other UK centres and 21 international partners to help improve understanding of the Arctic, which has been traditionally under sampled. Read more

Professor David Pond, lead investigator of DIAPOD, describes how his recently funded project will look at how climate change affects marine life in the Arctic. BBC content is available only for the 27 days after first airing, as such the programme is no longer available Read more