There’s a whole host of environmental changes the project is examining, like the severity and frequency of forest fires, insect activity and wildlife migration.
Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk
Shipping titan Maersk sends company’s first container ship to test trans-Arctic trade route
The world’s largest container shipping company is about to send its first cargo vessel across the Arctic. It’s a small step, but a significant one in the expansion of trade in Arctic waters as ice recedes due to climate change.
In Utqiaġvik, a growing erosion problem may soon outpace local efforts to slow it
“We know that the berm isn’t the long-term solution,” said Scott Evans with the North Slope Borough. “But that’s what we have the ability to do right now. So that’s what we’re continuing to do because we know it’s slowing everything down.”
Alaskans may soon be able to finance energy improvements through their utility bills
The utility loans could cover a range of upgrades including solar panels, higher efficiency appliances, and switches in heating fuel systems.
New data on Chukchi Sea polar bears leads to subsistence harvest level increase
Native hunters in Alaska are about to see an increase in the number of polar bears they can harvest from the Chukchi Sea bear population.
Experiments in northern Alaska seek to improve projections for a changing Arctic
“What we’re trying to do is make better predictions so that we can basically provide policy-makers with more useful, actionable information,” said Rogers.