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Anchorage adds to record homeless death as major storm drops more than 60 cm of snow

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 11:41
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Four homeless people have died in Anchorage in the last week, underscoring the ongoing struggle to house a large homeless

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New research suggest some salmon species expanding their range in the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 15:59
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An Alaska-based project has found salmon spawning in the Arctic Ocean watershed, suggesting that climate change is pushing certain salmon

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Beavers pose methane problem in the Arctic

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 2, 2023 at 10:00
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Climate change is helping beavers colonize the Arctic, and those beavers are in turn causing more climate change. A study by

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Environment Environment (USA) General News Newsroom Picks • zone 1 USA 

Antarctic 2023 sea ice maximum hits record low since satellite data began

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 15:59
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Maximum Antarctic sea ice extent hit a likely all-time low on September 10, setting a historic record since satellite data

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Haaland cancels leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at 17:27
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Interior Secretary Deb Haaland has canceled all oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, in a move

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Study shows microplastics can migrate to whale and dolphin tissue

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, August 22, 2023 at 16:00
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New research indicates that microplastics don’t just get ingested into marine mammal’s digestive tracts, but can migrate into their tissue.

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Snow print DNA analysis allows for innovative monitoring of polar bears

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 21, 2023 at 15:57 — Last Updated: Monday, August 21, 2023 at 16:01
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A team of researchers at the University of Idaho have found a way to scrape DNA from polar bear snow

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Indigenous leaders divided over ANWR court ruling

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 16:00 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 10, 2023 at 16:03
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The  U.S. District Court ruling upholding the Biden administration’s pause on oil and gas activities in an area of Alaska’s

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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:00 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 9, 2023 at 12:01
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By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press  Glacial dam burst in Juneau, swelling levels of Mendenhall River to an unprecedented degree

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Northern Alaska follows global trend with warmest July on record

Casey Grove, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 11:32
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The global average temperature has hit record high marks recently, with some estimates that Earth is warmer now than it

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Glacial dam outburst in Alaska, erodes riverbanks, destroys at least 2 buildings

The Associated Press
Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2023 at 09:23
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By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press 2 homes complete losses, 3rd was partially destroyed; no reports of injuries or fatalities Raging

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Growing permafrost slump threatens part of Alaska Highway, road to be moved

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 15:00
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The Yukon government says work will begin shortly to move a section of the Alaska Highway northwest of Whitehorse, as

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ConocoPhillips faces potential fine of $914,000 for Arctic gas leak

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 08:30
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State regulators are proposing a $914,000 fine to punish ConocoPhillips for a gas leak last year at its Alpine drill

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North America’s first known case of a rabid moose confirmed in western Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 15:37 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at 15:47
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A moose in western Alaska has tested positive for rabies in the first apparent case of a rabid moose in

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Ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska

The Associated Press
Posted: Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 11:53
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Ice jams on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers cause most of damage Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several

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