Unidentified, deceased, sea animal washes ashore on Togiak beach

Hundreds of northern lampfish were observed on Nahku Bay beach. The last die-off occurred in March 2011.

Two extreme weather events in 2006 and 2013 caused mass starvation among the reindeer herds, and researchers for the first time have linked these extreme weather events in the coastal mainland in northwest Russia with sea ice loss in the adjoining Barents and Kara seas.

Long-term consequences.

Freak warm weather followed by a freeze in winter 2013-14 caused an ice-over of pastures which led to the deaths of some 70,000 reindeer in a famine. This summer, there was an outbreak of deadly anthrax after the hottest Arctic summer on record.

More than 300 wild reindeer have been killed by lightning in central Norway.

“The exact reasons why the return fell at the lower end of the forecast range are unknown at this time, but poorer than average marine survival is a leading candidate.”

Large shearwater die-off at a Pilot Point beach.

In less than three years, the number of animals on the island of Kolguyev dropped from more than 12,000 to only 153.

Drought and high temperatures have dried the creek and caused thousands of pink salmon and Dolly Varden to die before they could spawn. The event raises questions about vulnerability of area salmon streams to climate change, and for local residents food security.

Swimming moose dies

Scientists first caught on to the strange event when they found thousands of purple sea urchins and other organisms dead in their laboratory tanks.

2/20/15 Needle fish die-off - Kongiganak, Alaska, USA

Chum salmon die-off in the Kobuk River.

Northern sea nettle jellyfish die-off

Laysan albatross chickens died from causes related to abnormal Santa Ana winds

Animals cannot forage for lichen under the snow crust on the Yamal peninsula.

Ten million scallops that have died in the waters near Qualicum Beach due to rising ocean acidity are the latest victims in a series of marine die-offs that have plagued the West Coast for 10 years. . .

11-1-13 Krill die-off - Metlakatla, Alaska, USA