While some changes in mushing come from development in the sport, others have been forced by a changing climate. One part of the story is told in the DNA of the dogs.
Climate Change
National Science Foundation awards nearly $1 million grant to study glacial outburst flooding in Juneau
Studying the shape of Suicide Basin and how it changes could give researchers a better sense of how much water could be released each year, and potentially how quickly.
Southeast Alaska lawmaker proposes state flood insurance program to help homeowners
Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, said his aim is to provide more coverage at a lower cost to homeowners as climate change makes disasters like these a more frequent reality in Alaska.
Inland caribou herds aren’t recovering, report says
The 2024 Arctic Report Card also documents increasing sea traffic and thriving ice seals.
Arctic tundra now emitting more carbon gases than it absorbs, annual report says
The tundra regions have become a net carbon source rather than a carbon sink, the result of permafrost warming, increased wildfires and other effects of climate change.
Landslides to late freezes: New report makes sense of changes to Alaska’s environment
IARC teamed up with the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy.