Whalers say it’s harder to find the thick, flat ice crews rely on to support the bowhead whales they pull in. Tools like the whaling maps and radar images help make whaling safer.
Climate Change
Avalanches are a leading cause of death for Southeast Alaska’s mountain goats
New research from the University of Alaska Southeast shows the scale of mountain goat mortality from avalanches for the first time.
Deer are expanding north. That could hurt some species like boreal caribou
Since the early-2000s, white-tailed deer have been moving north into the boreal forests of western Canada.
For one Utqiaġvik family, spring bowhead whaling marks an important milestone
For Inupiat communities on the North Slope, bowhead whaling is a central part of spring. But climate change is adding an extra element of uncertainty to the whaling season.
University of Alaska gets $20M to study effects of climate change on fishing and harvesting in the Gulf of Alaska
The Interface of Change project will support five years of research to boost climate resilience for mariculture and traditional harvesting.
Talks for a plastic pollution treaty are stalling. Could the US be doing more?
Experts contend that an absence of U.S. leadership is hindering efforts to push forward a treaty with effective regulations.