‘Epic’ flooding on Alaska Highway hinders Arctic oil operations
DEADHORSE — Unprecedented flooding continues to interfere with daily operations on the North Slope oil patch after surging waters wiped away
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Ice-Blog: Will Paris conference help the Arctic?
Things are hotting up on the international climate talks front, with one event after another telling us how important it
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New security landscape in the Arctic
The ice melting in the Arctic has devastating effects on polar bears and wildlife in general, but it also opens up
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Floodwaters stop rising in North Finland
Flooding in the north Ostrobothnian town of Pudasjärvi, Finland stopped rising on Sunday, with water levels at some measuring points
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Ice retreat threatening Bering Sea pollock
The years 2002 through 2005 were bad for Bering Sea pollock. The biomass plunged during those years. In a presentation in
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Ice-Blog: “Last Ice” claims lives of researchers
This post was to be about a trip I just made to St. Petersburg to talk to students and fellow
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Alaska stands to benefit as US takes reins of Arctic Council
Alaska stands to gain when the U.S. takes over chairmanship of the Arctic Council on Friday, with several meetings set to provide an economic shot
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Permafrost ‘carbon bomb’ unlikely, but worries over northern thaw persist
Cross one thing off the long list of possible apocalyptic climate-change scenarios: A new scientific analysis concludes that a “carbon bomb” of
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Arctic priorities questioned on eve of U.S. chairmanship
The United States assumes chairmanship of the Arctic Council this week, kicking off a two-year window to assert American priorities
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Ice-blog: Ice paradoxes from pole to pole
Returning after a longish break with little access to news and data, there are several ice and snow stories jumping
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Alaska House leaders take shot at Washington state over Arctic development
JUNEAU — After sending salvos at President Barack Obama and federal government bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., top Republicans in the
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March’s Arctic ice extent was lowest on record for the month
Following a record-low winter maximum hit in late February, Arctic sea ice extent in March was the lowest for that
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Blog: The geometries of Arctic all-weather road construction
2015 marks the third season of construction along the Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk all-weather road. That means it’s possible to watch construction of
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Blog: Norway’s hydropower will light up UK homes
Last week, the United Kingdom and Norway signed an agreement to build what will be the world’s longest interconnector from
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Could Maine become the U.S.’s second ‘Arctic’ state?
Alaska, which contains within its boundaries the only U.S. territory north of — or even anywhere near — the Arctic
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