Arctic

Dec 01 2019
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A new report sheds more light on how climate change is impacting Alaska Native villages

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Environment, Interior, North Slope, Northwest, Science & Tech, Southwest, University of Alaska, Western

A recent report compiled by the Army Corps of Engineers and researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks documents erosion and other environmental threats facing communities in rural Alaska.

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Nov 20 2019
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A new oil boom on Alaska’s North Slope is encircling a village, and residents have raised a red flag

By | Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Economy, Energy & Mining, Environment, Local Government, North Slope, Science & Tech, Subsistence

A major proposed North Slope oil project is running into local opposition from residents of the village of Nuiqsut, who are already partially surrounded by development and wary of more.

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Oct 25 2019
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A month into Utqiaġvik’s whaling season, none have been landed

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Environment, North Slope, Oceans, Science & Tech, Subsistence, Wildlife

Some residents say this is unprecedented — the whale-dependent village captured nearly 20 whales last fall. Also unprecedented are this year’s temperatures: It was the warmest May-through-September on record in Utqiaġvik.

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Sep 27 2019
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8 key takeaways for Alaska in a major new United Nations report on climate change

By | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Economy, Environment, Nation & World, Oceans, Politics, Science & Tech, Weather, Wildlife

The United Nations has released a major new report on climate change. It contains stark warnings on how rising emissions will affect environments across the globe — and much of Alaska.

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