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published in March 2025 by the Alaska Fire Science Consortium. The state is on the frontlines of climate change, with dramatic changes “real and visible," according to The Nature Conservancy chapter ...
As climate change melts Alaska’s permafrost, roads sink, bridges tilt and greenhouse gases release Dec. 15, 2019 at 6:00 am Updated Dec. 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm By ...
Other work has focused on the risks to Alaska before, with one study in particular estimating that climate-driven costs would run $7.3-14.5 billion from 2006 to 2080.
The company is seeking approval from the Interior Department to proceed with exploratory wells and seismic testing in the ...
Websites can be scrubbed of climate change references and the U.S. halted from international and national climate assessments, but rising temperatures leave their own evidence, especially in the ...
The Arctic experienced its warmest summer on record this year due to human-caused climate change, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s latest Arctic Report Card ...
Climate change is likely causing dozens of rivers in Alaska to flow orange, and it could be disastrous for the state, researchers say. May 24, 2024 More than 1 year ago 4 min ...
Alaska is on the front lines of climate change. Severe storms, flooding, ice jams and erosion are just some of what's happening there. And climatologists say that is just the beginning.
Climate change is threatening the way of life in Shishmaref and the existence of the Alaska Native village. But the dire situation is only part of the story. Its resilient residents are carrying ...
(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Boats used for seal hunting are kept in the lagoon side of Shishmaref, Alaska, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. Climate change is partially to blame for the rising seas, flooding ...
In Alaska, climate change isn't a distant or abstract concern. As a climate change researcher at the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, ...
In recent years, climate change has increasingly made headlines, but few stories are as alarming as the record heat wave that struck Alaska. The impact of this extreme weather event, which ...