Polar Bears Are Facing Shorter Ice Seasons, And That's Terrible News

The future for polar bears is grim if Arctic sea ice continues shrinking at current rates, suggests new research from the University of Washington.

The fact that sea ice in the Arctic is disappearing as global temperatures rise is not new information. But this study, published in science journal “The Cryosphere” Wednesday, is an important landmark in that it’s “polar bear-centric,” researcher Kristin Laidre of the UW’s Polar Science Center told The Huffington Post.