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Climate Change
Data crunchers work to build comprehensive Alaska salmon database
Scientists are gathering temperature data to determine what warming waters mean for salmon. There’s still a lot scientists don’t know and it’s become a hot topic. One of the first studies in Alaska was published in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences this month, as part of a larger effort to design a statewide database on all…
G7 Summit ends without U.S. joining consensus on climate change
Today’s communiqué from the summit is unusually short. Notably, it says the U.S. “is in the process of reviewing its policies on climate change and on the Paris Agreement.”
District court upholds appeal, Beringia segment of bearded seals listed as ‘threatened’
A portion of bearded seals are again listed as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, because of the latest judgment from the U.S. District Court for Alaska.
Report: Melting of Arctic sea ice taking heavy toll on marine species
Marine species are either travelling further and expending more energy to feed or they are shifting their ranges further north.
Less sea ice means shorter hunting season for polar bears and scientists who study them
“It was pretty crazy how much water just kind of showed up,” said Michelle St. Martin, whose field season was cut short by melting sea ice.