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After the summer of 2023, the hottest on record according to NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS), I find myself wondering what affect it may have on Hokkaido's sea ice that, at 43 degrees north latitude, is the southernmost pack ice on earth. The "ryuhyo" pack ice delivers nutrients to the Sea of Ohkotsk, some of the world's richest seawater.
The waters of the Sea of Ohkotsk have risen 3C (5.4F) above pre-industrial times, one of the greatest temperature increases in the world. That means less ice and fewer nutrients in the seawaters.
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