Warmer winters and thicker layers of insulating snow are spurring creation of more taliks, sections of ground that doesn’t freeze even in winter.
Climate Change
Moose population boom, linked to climate change, inspires some hunting changes
The changes in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge fit a wider pattern of wildlife shifts that affect subsistence users.
Industry and Pacific Northwest partners want cruising to go zero-emission by 2050
The idea is to work together to develop technology, infrastructure and best practices so that cruises no longer pump greenhouse gases that cause global climate change into the atmosphere.
The Lily is a ghost barge, and she is floating down the Kuskokwim
Last fall, Alaska Logistics left two barges to freeze in Y-K Delta rivers. One has dislodged and become a free-floating ghost barge, winding down the Kuskokwim River.
Dozens of cars still stuck behind Seward landslide as road clearing work begins
Excavators worked through the day on Monday to start clearing spruce trees, mud and boulders that blocked off Lowell Point’s only road access to Seward.
Climate scientists say South Asia’s heat wave (120F!) is a sign of what’s to come
More than a billion people are at risk of heat-related illness across South Asia, and hospitals are preparing special wards.