The survival of the Polar Bears in Hudson Bay relies on keeping global warming to 1.5 degree Celsius as outlined in the Paris Agreement.

A new study by a team of scientists analysed various climate warming scenarios if we surpass that mark.

Alex Crawford, an Assistant Professor with the Department of Environment and Geography at the University of Manitoba, participated in the study as a sea ice expert.

He provides details on what the fate of the polar bears could be in the not-too-distant future.

“About 1.6 degrees Celsius is, in the worst case scenario, when we would see the southern Hudson Bay polar bear population lose its habitat and the earliest 1.6 degrees could happen is sometime in the 2030s.”

However, Crawford said that depending on certain factors, the worst case scenario may not come up until we surpass the 2 degree Celsius mark.     

He said that wouldn’t likely happen until the 2060s.