“The Arctic’s like an air conditioner or refrigerator for the global climate…And as the Arctic warms, partly because the sea ice is going away, it’s like you’re opening that refrigerator door.”
Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk
In Fairbanks, building a home on permafrost with an uncertain future
When Benesch bought this property back in 1999, he was pretty sure it had permafrost under it, though he didn’t know for certain.
For methane researcher, golf course bubbles are a first
“It’s an area that I and some other colleagues have started thinking about: can you get methane forming in terrestrial environments? But it’s a very new area of science,” carbon scientist Katey Walter Anthony said.
International Whaling Commission votes to change subsistence quota renewal process
The International Whaling Commission voted to change the way that subsistence hunt quotas are set.
Fuel for North Slope oil production arrives by barge for the first time in decades
Bringing fuel up to the North Slope by barge is now easier due to declining sea ice.
August storms prompt North Slope Borough to file disaster declaration
Emergency Manager Heather Seeman says she’s concerned about the storm season ahead.