May 30 update from the fastest warming place on Earth: "Barrow whaling crews still waiting for open water"

In Arctic Alaska, Barrow whaling crews still waiting for open water | Alaska Dispatch

May has come to a close, and crews from Alaska's largest whaling community have yet to find safe enough conditions to make their first spring strike. A lack of open water and persistent winds have kept crews in Barrow coast-bound for several weeks of what is typically active hunting time for bowhead whales.  [Via Polar Bear Science]