California is in the grips of an atmospheric river that’s causing flooding all over the state. Climate change might be intensifying storms like it — but scientists are still working out the details.
Climate Change
Alaska’s Arctic and boreal ecosystems see climate change-driven ‘microbial awakening’
Underground fungi and bacteria are becoming more active as permafrost thaws in northern regions.
Listen: Peltola touts Willow Project, defends ranked choice voting
Peltola spoke with KTOO about her first term, why she thinks FEMA needs an overhaul, and more.
Alaskans see bitter cold, record-breaking snow and a winter defying El Niño predictions
Alaska’s winter is defying predictions that an El Niño climate pattern would produce a warmer, less-snowy season.
Report: Alaska’s Railbelt can shift to renewables, but that would require big capital investment
Different mixes of energy sources could result in renewables supplying between 70% and 96% electrical power by 2050, UAF group’s analysis finds.
As the permafrost melts, the houses in Nunapitchuk are breaking down
Some houses in Nunapitchuk sit on their own little hills as the soil erodes around them. Whole neighborhoods have sunk as seeping sewage mixes with the melting tundra.