Five small islands in the Pacific were swallowed up by the sea, which is rising because of climate change. The islands were not inhabited but some islands that are could face the same fate.
Climate Change
What climate change means for public lands managers
Public lands managers in Alaska say climate change brings new challenges to the decadeslong dilemma over balancing resource extraction with conservation of undeveloped land within the state’s 425 million acres.
Unusually big pink salmon may be related to smaller coho and kings
The latest research suggests pink salmon could be depriving offshore coho and chinook of squid.
Sitka Tribe opens biotoxin lab to monitor PSP
With warming ocean temperatures, the risk of paralytic shellfish poisoning can linger all year-round, and Alaska has only one Food and Drug Administration certified laboratory to test shellfish. There are no labs to protect those digging for their dinner, but that may soon change.
Warm water Blob may be sending salmon forecasts awry
Biologists admit they’re still not sure exactly how the warm water Blob is affecting salmon up and down the West Coast.
Climate Change? Some People May Not Be Sweating It Because The Weather Is Nicer
Researchers say climate change has made weather more pleasant in many parts of the U.S. Winters have been milder, and summers haven’t become much hotter. But that’s likely to change in coming years.