The USDA announced on March 4 that it will pay for Alaska communities to relocate buildings and infrastructure.
Climate Change
Scientists are studying what extreme drought looks like in Alaska’s temperate rainforest
Heat threatened salmon hatcheries. Berries were sparse. And an insect called the Hemlock sawfly ate the needles off half a million acres of trees in the Tongass.
Climate change threatens nearly one-third of US hazardous chemical facilities
The report notes that socially vulnerable people, including poor people, Indigenous people and Black people, are more likely to live near facilities that use hazardous chemicals.
A Coast Guard cutter has reached the planet’s southernmost navigable waters, setting a new record
Almost 25 years ago to the day, the Polar Star’s sister ship set the previous record.
Billions of people are in danger from climate change, U.N. report warns
The report paints a picture of a planet already transformed and teetering on the brink of widespread, irreversible damage.
Soot is accelerating snow melt in popular parts of Antarctica, a study finds
Researchers estimate that soot, or black carbon, pollution in the most popular and accessible part of Antarctica is causing an extra inch of snowpack shrinkage every year.