Climate change has altered the food chain and habitats of these gentle giants, with scientists seeing efforts to adapt. Beachgoers stop to look at a dead gray whale that washed ashore at Ocean Beach in San Francisco in April.Karl Mondo / Sipa USA via Alamy fileJuly 23, 2026, 10:00 AM EDTGray whales are experiencing a “catastrophic” die-off as their food supply in the Arctic dwindles, according to experts who say this year’s stranding deaths are already on pace to be among the worst on record.Just a moment.We are getting your experience ready.
A ‘catastrophic’ number of gray whales have washed up on Pacific beaches this year
Climate change has altered the food chain and habitats of these gentle giants, with scientists seeing efforts to adapt.
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