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Jul 31 2018

Science program tries to make amends after sending mixed signals to native youth in Y-K Delta

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Southwest

Last year, Jasmine Gil, a young scientist from Bethel who participated, said that the group marginalized her project because it relied on traditional knowledge. Now, the organization is trying to make amends.

By Krysti Shallenberger, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 31, 2018 3:13 pm

Jul 29 2018

A woman uses a portable fan to cool herself in Tokyo on Tuesday as Japan suffers from a heat wave. Scientists say extreme weather events will likely happen more often as the planet gets warmer. (Photo by Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty Images)

When the weather is extreme, is climate change to blame?

By Laurel Wamsley, NPR News | Climate Change, Environment, NPR News, Weather

While it’s difficult to attribute individual events to climate change, scientists say global warming makes extreme weather more common.

By Laurel Wamsley, NPR News | July 29, 2018 10:33 am

Jul 28 2018

This tick was found on a dog in Anchorage this year. (Photo by Bill Roth/ADN)

More ticks reported in Alaska each year as researchers investigate

By Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News | Climate Change, Environment, Health, Wildlife

A new research project will test ticks found in Alaska to see if the tiny, blood-sucking arachnids carry the pathogens that cause Lyme disease, tularemia or other illnesses.

By Tegan Hanlon, Anchorage Daily News | July 28, 2018 1:53 pm

Jul 28 2018

Dave Strassman, left, and Ray Troll investigate a block of limestone crusted with fossil shells. (Photo courtesy Josef Quitsland)

Southeast Alaskans, visitors find awe and friendship in fossil hunting

By Alanna Elder, KFSK-Petersburg | Climate Change, History, Southeast

“It just drives home this idea of a dynamic, fluid changing planet with a deep, deep history that will just blow your mind,” Self-described paleo nerd Ray Troll said. “You begin to look at this landscape and it almost melts before your eyes.”

By Alanna Elder, KFSK-Petersburg | July 28, 2018 11:41 am

Jul 26 2018

The “blob” is gone. But did it heat the Bering Sea enough to threaten your fish sticks?

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Economy, Fisheries, Northwest, Oceans

The blob is gone now, but warm water remains to the north in the Bering Sea. Scientists are pondering potential effects on fish like pollock, which are processed into things like fish sticks and McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish sandwiches.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 26, 2018 8:55 am

Jul 25 2018

Frank Rue stands in his backyard. The Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge was established in 1976. (Photo by Elizabeth Jenkins/Alaska's Energy Desk)

As lands uplift, a wetland refuge in Juneau is losing ground

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change

The land right outside Rue’s house is fairly new. And there’s a geologic explanation for why the view has changed so much since his kids were small.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 25, 2018 12:54 pm

Jul 24 2018

The Big Thaw: Fishermen in Kodiak cope with record low cod numbers

By Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment, Oceans

The cod population in the Gulf of Alaska is at its lowest level on record. The culprit is a warm water mass called “the blob” that churned in the Pacific Ocean between 2013 and 2017.

By Annie Feidt, Alaska’s Energy Desk | July 24, 2018 1:44 pm

Jul 23 2018

Utqiaġvik barbecue connects people to scientific research next door

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Arctic, Climate Change, Science & Tech

A science presentation may seem like a hard sell on a Saturday night… but less so if you turn it into a chance to eat and see friends.

By Ravenna Koenig, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 23, 2018 5:35 pm

Jul 19 2018

Endangered Species Act overhaul could put Alaska’s polar bears in crosshairs

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, Environment

The Trump administration announced revisions to the Endangered Species Act to make it easier for developers to navigate the law. Environmental groups criticized the proposal.

By Nat Herz, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 19, 2018 5:32 pm

Jul 19 2018

ConocoPhillips’ Alpine facility on the North Slope. Conoco’s Scott Jepsen said a new processing facility in NPR-A would be about the same size. (Photo by Elizabeth Harball/AED)

How bold? Governor’s climate action team talks emissions reduction goals and education

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Climate Change, State Government

Governor Bill Walker’s Climate Action Task Force met Wednesday to discuss a draft document that could influence the state’s climate change policy in the future.

By Elizabeth Jenkins, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 19, 2018 1:59 pm

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Science program tries to make amends after sending mixed signals to native youth in Y-K Delta

When the weather is extreme, is climate change to blame?

More ticks reported in Alaska each year as researchers investigate

Southeast Alaskans, visitors find awe and friendship in fossil hunting

The “blob” is gone. But did it heat the Bering Sea enough to threaten your fish sticks?

As lands uplift, a wetland refuge in Juneau is losing ground

The Big Thaw: Fishermen in Kodiak cope with record low cod numbers

Utqiaġvik barbecue connects people to scientific research next door

Endangered Species Act overhaul could put Alaska’s polar bears in crosshairs

How bold? Governor’s climate action team talks emissions reduction goals and education

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