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Previously unknown polar bear population has improvised a unique way to hunt seals that could help them to survive effects of global warming

"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." -Niels Bohr What's going to happen next? It's perhaps the most important thing to know if we want to be prepared for practically anything in our lives. And without even thinking about it, most of us are actually very good at this in a huge number of aspects of our lives. For example...

The Arctic sea ice size in September has decreased 13% per decade since the late 1970s. A claim online suggesting otherwise is missing context.

A recent study has found that Antarctica sea ice is at a record low, and ice at the south pole has shrunk below 772,000 square miles.

Annual climate data for Ireland and Sweden show warming since 1988. There has been no trend in Antarctic sea ice, though the ice shelf is melting.

Ukrainian refugees, but immigration lawyers say many are choosing to cross illegally in hopes of getting to the u.s. faster. >> theres not an option for seeking immediate safety here in the united states at a time where we have seen so many other countries step up. >> reporter: they now wait to have their asylum claim heard by a judge. i.c.e. says it makes detention decisions case by case, regardless of nationality, and according to internal i.c.e. data, over 120 ukrainians were in custody as of...

>> not really. >> reporter: president biden has committed to bringing over 100,000 ukrainian refugees but immigration lawyers say many are are choosing to cross illegally in hopes of getting to the u.s. faster. >> theres not an option for seeking immediate safety in the united states. at a time where weve seen so many other countries step up. >> reporter: they now wait to have their asylum claim heard bay a judge. and we also understand, from internal ice data obtained by nbc news, that as a sna...

Here is the definition of climate change. Yes, climate change is real and humans are causing it.

The next storm spreads a smear of rain into town Tuesday, mixing with ice and snow Wednesday, before slowly tapering Thursday. A few inches may pile up; heaviest amounts closer to Duluth. In other news I see a few 50s by the first week of April. Oh thank God. Check the blog for more details. -Todd Nelson

Arctic sea ice peaked at 5.75 million square miles (14.88 million square km) on February 25, says experts at NASAs National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado.