The water entering the Barents Sea is not as cooled down as it used to. This has a large effect on the climate in the area and may lead to fish and other marine life migrating, shown in a Nature Climate Change study.

The Arctic sea ice is on the move all year. It expands to its maximum during March and reaches its minimum in September. The variation during the year, and from year to year, depends on wind, weather and ocean currents. But the Arctic is changing.  
 

Stephen Outten and Ingjald Pilskog provides conversations with climate experts at the Bjerknes Centre. We alternate between English and Norwegian podcasts.  

This week, the University of Bergen became part of a group of the world's leading climate research institutions.