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# What is the Arctic Death Spiral?
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nature/extras/what-is-the-arctic-death-spiral/
- Published: 2025-09-30T16:45:51.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T13:42:59.000Z
- Description: Discover how rapidly declining sea ice is reshaping the future for walruses.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Nature, #ZZZ_Show_1b3b1a16-4d15-417c-9287-bc59a89e1201, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_0380874e-b230-450d-9d1f-eb98a914dd61, #extra

The Arctic “death spiral” refers to the rapid loss of sea ice caused by climate change. For walruses, this means losing the ice platforms they rely on to rest, raise their young, and hunt. Discover how melting sea ice is reshaping their future.