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Warming seas and melting ice drive fin, humpback and minke whales into Arctic waters
Updated On: 02 September, 2026 08:44 AM IST | Nuuk | Agencies
Fin, humpback and minke whales are increasingly moving into the once ice-covered Greenland Sea and Arctic Circle as warming waters, retreating sea ice and shifting prey patterns alter their habitats
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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.


