Post by The Alan Turing Institute

❄️ The Arctic is losing its oldest protector: sea ice In a recent article, National Geographic highlighted how sea ice once acted as a vital sanctuary for bowhead whales, shielding them from hunters for centuries. Today, that shield is thinning, exposing these 200-year-old giants to ship strikes and industrial noise. Here at the Turing, we’re working to minimise these impacts as part of our wider work on Polar resilience, which recognises the significance of the Arctic and Antarctic from an environmental, economic and geopolitical perspective. We’ve developed a new sea ice forecasting AI model to power early warning systems for both maritime navigation and wildlife conservation. By predicting ice changes in real time, we can help ships avoid critical migratory paths, creating dynamic corridors of safety for the whales. This animation from our IceNet team demonstrates the direct link between sea ice concentration and bowhead migration patterns, allowing us to make predictions about their movements so they can be better protected. The impact: ➡️ Enhancing resilience: Moving from daily-to-seasonal predictions to active alerts. ➡️ Safer seas: Reducing the risk of ship strikes as Arctic traffic increases. ➡️ Habitat protection: Identifying where whales are most vulnerable as their ice cover vanishes. Learn more about our work on IceNet: https://bit.ly/4wbkmJY Access the animation's data: https://lnkd.in/e2d2RtR6 Read the article from National Geographic: https://lnkd.in/d--qTzvS #ArcticConservation #ClimateResilience #DataScience #Sustainability

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