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Svalbard polar bears gaining weight as sea ice recedes, study finds — Static01.nyt.com

Svalbard polar bears gaining weight as sea ice recedes, study finds

A study published on Jan. 29, 2026, in the journal Scientific Reports found that polar bears in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago have gained weight over the past 27 years even as surrounding sea ice has declined. Researchers compared a body condition index — a measurement of weight and fat content — with

Researchers differ on whether Arctic warming is weakening the polar vortex — Static01.nyt.com

Researchers differ on whether Arctic warming is weakening the polar vortex

The polar vortex has stretched and allowed a mass of Arctic air to spill into North America this week, colliding with a warm, moist high-pressure system from California and producing freezing rain, ice and snow across much of the Midwest, Southern and Eastern United States. The polar vortex is a