“Across the board, everybody has a story about something that they haven’t seen before,” said Dan Martin, a 53-year-old captain of a Bering Sea pollock trawler. We took a fishing trip with Martin to find out what he’s experiencing as the Bering Sea heats up.
Climate Change
Study finds saltier water in Y-K Delta could be bad news for some ducklings
A researcher with the University of Alaska Fairbanks says that with the loss of sea ice and increased storm surges, saltwater levels near duck nesting grounds in the Y-K Delta are rising.
Defense Dept. says climate change threatens bases around the country
The Pentagon’s report looks at 79 major military installations around the country, assessing both the current and future risks of flooding, drought, wildfires, desertification and thawing permafrost.
Native corporations maintaining Alaska forests find a carbon credit buyer: oil company BP
At an industry conference held Friday in Anchorage, BP Alaska president Janet Weiss announced the company has developed two carbon credit offset projects with Native corporations Ahtna and Sealaska.
Military’s remote Alaska radars face a new threat: climate change
When radar sites were selected in the 1950s, melting permafrost and coastal erosion weren’t long-term concerns. Now, even as the Defense Department acknowledges the problem of climate change, there are few solutions for how to keep the radars operational.
Fairbanks’ famously severe cold snaps are getting less cold and more rare
Over the last 80-some years, there’s been a noticeable change in Fairbanks: The more recent cold snaps haven’t been as cold, and they’re occurring less frequently than they used to.
2018 caps half a decade of warming temperatures in Bethel
Even though temperatures may fluctuate month-to-month, Alaska climate scientist Rick Thoman says that for Bethel and many other Alaska communities, this trend of warmer winters is not going away.
Amid environmental grief, finding hope in a graveyard of yellow cedar
One ecologist wonders, for the yellow cedar forests and the people who care about them, what comes after climate change and environmental loss in Southeast Alaska?
As carbon emissions increase, salmon may lose crucial sense of smell
A researcher at the University of Washington said this study is a concern for all salmon from the Pacific Northwest to Alaska — particularly for populations that are currently struggling.
Environmental groups sue Trump administration to halt Arctic drilling project
A coalition of environmental groups are suing the Trump administration to challenge what would be the first oil production facility in Arctic federal waters, claiming the federal government’s analysis leading to its approval was faulty.