When people pass away in Utqiaġvik, the family reaches out to a team of volunteer gravediggers, and they take time off from their jobs, bring their tools and get to work, asking for nothing in return.
Arctic
A Coast Guard cutter has reached the planet’s southernmost navigable waters, setting a new record
Almost 25 years ago to the day, the Polar Star’s sister ship set the previous record.
Russia’s war strains Arctic Council as 7 member nations call Ukraine attack ‘flagrant violation’ of values
The United States and six other member nations of the Arctic Council are boycotting talks in Russia to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Scientists use drones to count Chukchi Sea walruses without disturbing them
U.S. and Russian scientists are using less invasive technology to get a more complete survey of the walrus population in the Bering Strait region.
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker returns to Antarctica to resupply American scientists
Each year, the crew maneuvers the nearly 400-foot, 13,000-ton icebreaker to cut a channel to McMurdo Station, the U.S. Antarctic Program’s logistics hub.
Impacts of warming temperatures dominate discussion of Arctic Report Card
Scientists also discussed the impacts of climate change on Native life in the Arctic.
Alaska permafrost thaw is clue in mystery of Arctic methane explosions
Arctic methane explosions — and the scientists who love to study them — are the focus of the newest episode of the public television program Nova.
Hot dam: Beavers have gnawed their way into the Arctic, speeding permafrost thaw
Beavers are moving to the Arctic as the Alaska tundra heats up and the beaver population rebounds after centuries of trapping. A study published in December shows the small, industrious mammal is accelerating climate change in the north.
Sullivan still seeking a ‘bridge’ ship to fill the icebreaker gap
The Coast Guard’s first heavy icebreaker in nearly 50 years is due in 2025. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan says the country can’t wait that long.
The Arctic has a new record high temperature, according to the U.N.
The World Meteorological Organization called the temperature reading “more befitting the Mediterranean than the Arctic.”