Antarctic 2023 sea ice maximum hits record low since satellite data began
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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Environment (USA)
Haaland cancels leases in Alaska’s Arctic Refuge
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears
By Mark Thiessen ‘Probably the single largest threat to the municipality of Anchorage,’ says fire chief in Alaska capital Research on
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Alaska marine debris experts call for tighter regulation and more cleanup funding
Trawl nets, buoys, even boats and fragments of buildings: these are some types of marine debris that wash up on
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Ice decline in Bering Sea could affect carbon export and fish ranges
The continued decline of sea ice on the Bering Sea could have implications for everything from carbon export, to the
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