In a vivid demonstration of the cascading consequences of manmade global warming, a record 35,000 Pacific walruses have hauled out of the Chukchi Sea onto a beach near Point Lay, Alaska. Walruses are an ice-dependent species, and with sea ice having retreated far offshore, the walruses have been forced to swim to land to be able to forage and rest, officials said.
Image: An estimated 35,000 Pacific walruses seen on a beach near Point Lay, Alaska, on Sept. 27, 2014.IMAGE: NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE
