ALT An article titled “The growing inaccessibility of science” behind a $9 rental paywall

ALT Erin Fedewa, a marine biologist with the Alaska Fisheries Science Center, told AFP the shocking numbers seen today are the result of heatwaves in 2018 and 2019. The "cold water habitat that they need was virtually absent, which suggests that temperature is really the key culprit in this population decline," she said. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Alaska is the fastest warming state in the country, and is losing billions of tons of ice each year - critical for crabs that need cold water to survive.

ALT Screenshot of article highlighting text: “An estimated one billion crabs have mysteriously disappeared in two years, state officials said. It marks a 90% drop in their population.”