Climate Change

Aside from a lack of routing measures, the Bering Sea’s nautical charts are outdated, presenting serious safety risks to vessels of all kinds.

President Barack Obama met with leaders from the Alaska Native community while in Anchorage for the GLACIER conference.

Obama also wants to work with Congress to plan for an expanded icebreaker fleet, “To ensure the United States can operate year-round in the Arctic Ocean,” he said.

As President Obama continues touring Alaska, the aims and outcomes of Monday’s GLACIER Conference are still being sorted out.

“I feel pretty strongly that the way to look at this topic is through science, and I just find it super disappointing that so many people chose to ignore or dismiss solid science,” said one protestor.

As the Pacific Ocean warms, the diet of Alaska’s seabirds has been changing along with it. Now, on the eve of President Obama’s visit to the state, researchers aren’t the only ones paying attention.