Warming seas and melting ice drive fin, humpback and minke whales into Arctic waters

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Fin, humpback, and minke whales are expanding into the once ice-covered Greenland Sea and Arctic Circle.

Driven by warming waters, retreating sea ice, and shifting prey, their arrival highlights how climate change reorganises ecosystems. While devastating to cold-adapted species, warming opens new habitats for temperate animals.

However, scientists warn that the introduction of these major predators into previously avoided waters will likely disrupt regional food web dynamics and reshape Arctic marine life.

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