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Surviving Summer in Hudson Bay

The more time polar bears spend hunting on sea ice, the better their chances are of surviving lean times on land later in the year.


NASA Earth Observatory image by Wanmei Liang, using VIIRS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE, GIBS/Worldview, and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS). Story by Adam Voiland.

Published July 12, 2023
Data acquired June 23, 2023

Source:
NOAA-20 > VIIRS