“The first time I saw one, I was amazed. I didn’t know what I was looking at,” said Bob Stone, a fisheries research biologist at NOAA.
Climate Change
Antarctica’s ice sheets are melting faster — and from beneath
Researchers say the ice is melting more quickly than they’ve ever seen. They think it’s because warm water is circulating under the ice shelf, and that the melting process appears to be irreversible.
Court ruling keeps bearded seals on Endangered Species List
An appeals court today upheld a federal decision to list a species of ice seals as threatened under the Endangered Species Act.
Ask a climatologist: Will we have a snowy winter?
The short answer: nobody knows.
New Southeast atlas identifies valuable habitat and threats
The atlas features bear viewing hotspots and birding locations. But also, what Audubon Alaska believes are human-caused dangers to these environments.
Southeast weather: exceedingly beautiful and very unusual
The weather has been beautiful in Southeast Alaska for two weeks straight. And that is very unusual. Sept. and Oct. are normally the rainiest months in the region.