Could melting Arctic sea ice be responsible for U.S. wildfires?
Melting sea ice in the Arctic plays a significant role in the increase of wildfires in the United States, thousands
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Environment (USA)
Focus on impacts on people will help world better understand Arctic climate crisis, say scientists
A bigger focus on how climate change is impacting northern peoples will help the rest of the world better understand
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Inuit org “regrets” lack of firm commitment on emission reduction at IMO meeting, but mid-term measures promising
The International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 77 wrapped up at last month with adopting a resolution urging
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New research shows how Alaska subsistence harvesters are having to adapt to climate change
It’s no secret that climate change has affected how — and when — Alaskans harvest subsistence foods. But what are
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Author Q&A – Welp: Climate Change and Arctic Identities
Michaela Stith, a born and raised Alaskan, never set out to write a book. But after graduating from Duke University
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Inuit leaders call for “unprecedented and massive” action on climate as world leaders gather for COP26
Inuit leaders are calling for concrete and decisive action on climate as world leaders gather in Glasgow, Scotland this weekend
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‘So big and so happy’: Voting underway in Alaska’s annual Fat Bear Week contest
Winner last year weighed an estimated 630 kilograms A contest to determine the beefiest brown bear is underway in Alaska.
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No tsunami threat to B.C. after powerful M8.2 earthquake shakes Alaska
Quake that struck on Wednesday night was the most powerful recorded in U.S. or Canada since 1965: USGS data A
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Trump policy improperly denied protection to walruses, U.S. court rules
Thursday’s ruling ‘gives the Pacific walrus a fighting chance,’ says Center for Biological Diversity attorney A U.S. federal appeals court
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Biden administration throws support behind massive Willow oil project in NPR-A
The Biden administration has reversed course and is now defending a decision to allow the Willow project, a major oil
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Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska says study
Climate change is worsening water scarcity in rural Alaska and a host of new strategies is needed to help address
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Blog – Can we make peace with nature in a rapidly changing Arctic?
The United Nations Environment Programme is calling for bold action to “make peace with nature” by cutting greenhouse gases and
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Earth’s ice melt has sped up dramatically in past 30 years
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) – Earth’s ice is melting faster today than in the mid-1990s, new research suggests, as climate change
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Biden signals plans to halt oil activity in Arctic refuge
U.S. Bureau of Land Management in Alaska waits for guidance on presidential order President Joe Biden on Wednesday signalled plans
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Groups seek to block lease plans for Alaska wildlife refuge
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Indigenous and conservation groups asked a federal judge Tuesday to block the Trump administration from issuing
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