Laser technology used to map polar bear den habitat
What is the best way to find sites that could be used for polar bear dens, the cozy snow caves
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Author: Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Study finds bird declines in mountains of Finland, Sweden, Norway
Bird populations in the mountains of Finland, Sweden and Norway are declining, a trend associated with changing weather transforming northern
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Alaska’s Western Arctic Caribou Herd numbers continue to slide
North America’s largest caribou herd is continuing a decade-long population slide, a drop for which there is no easy explanation
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Alaska Highway permafrost gradually disappearing: study
Permafrost along the Canadian portion of the fabled Alaska Highway is disappearing, and coverage is steadily moving north, a newly
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Weather changes disrupt subsistence hunt in Arctic Alaska
Opportunities to safely hunt whales and caribou in one northwestern Alaska village have diminished because treacherous winds have become more
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Study doubles estimate for methane venting from shallow Siberian Arctic waters
Massive amounts of methane are being released from the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, twice as much as estimated just a
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Alaska, Washington senators introduce amendment to build 4 icebreakers
The U.S. Navy would be authorized to build up to four heavy-duty polar icebreakers for U.S. Coast Guard use under
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U.S. Department of Defense releases nation’s Arctic strategy
As the Arctic climate continues to change, marine traffic and development grows and threats of man-made or natural disasters loom,
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ConocoPhillips’ next move west on Alaska’s North Slope may stir controversy
Now that development is underway at what will be the North Slope’s westernmost oil field, ConocoPhillips is looking even farther
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Release of Interior’s Arctic standards for offshore oil development delayed
Arctic-specific standards to guide offshore oil operations — rules crafted in response to Shell’s trouble-plagued 2012 drilling season — will
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Regional oil-spill response team considers looser dispersant policy in Alaska
A large swath of marine waters off Alaska would be preauthorized for dispersant use, under a proposal being considered by
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Shell details plans for drilling in Chukchi Sea off Alaska
Shell plans to drill five wells over several years at its Burger prospect in the Chukchi Sea, according to a
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Study: Suicide rates increase as Alaska community sizes get smaller, farther North
The higher the latitude, the higher the prevalence of suicide in Alaska, said a study that analyzed state records from
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Norwegian company looks to Alaska for Arctic shipping port
A Norwegian shipping company is considering using a yet-to-be-determined Western Alaska port as a hub for growing commerce in the
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Warming autumn may delay Western Arctic Caribou Herd migration in Alaska
Temperature readings aren’t the only things that have been out of whack in this unusually warm Alaska autumn. The annual southward
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