The Trump administration has indicated it will decide whether to remain in the Paris climate agreement within weeks. Many of Tillerson’s counterparts used the Arctic Council ministerial to press for action.
Climate Change
Arctic Council’s mitigation, adaptation projects continue as U.S. hands over chairmanship
Scientists, other officials working on projects related to Arctic contaminants, clean energy, oil spill response, identifying migratory bird breeding grounds, and preventing the influx of ‘invasive alien species’.
Runaway melt: Alaska permafrost is thawing even in winter
“It’s such a complex system, and we’ve pushed it past the point of us being able to do anything about it,” said researcher Róisín Commane.
Decades of trawl surveys help Bering Sea climate change research
Scientists and fishermen have a new tool for looking at annual trawl surveys in the Bering Sea. It will help researchers get a picture of the true impacts of climate change.
Scientists see the future in the bellies of fish
As glaciers retreat in Southeast Alaska, scientists are trying to figure out how that will impact the marine environment.
Mulling the possibility of a “managed retreat” from climate change
By the end of the century, researchers predict climate change could displace millions of people across the country. As policymakers start to grapple with that reality, there’s a specific phrase making the rounds: “managed retreat.”