Disappearing lakes and AI are helping scientists map Arctic permafrost thaw in near‑real time
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Climate Change
A parasite that thrives in warm conditions adds to Yukon River salmon woes
Alaska scientists are teasing out the effects of Ichthyophonus, a parasite that has taken…
Atlantic Arctic ice hits record lows as the US cuts tracking
The Atlantic side of the Arctic is losing sea ice faster than at any…
Haunted by Typhoon Halong
Suicides among youth who evacuated Alaska Native villages after Typhoon Halong raise concerns around…
Scientists sail for Greenland to study glacier melt risk
An international team of around 80 scientists and crew will set sail on polar…
Bering Sea heat wave cited as trigger for nosedive in Yukon River Chinook salmon
The intense marine heat wave conditions that began roiling the Bering Sea in about…
AMOC collapse may already be locked in, new study suggests
A new study argues that collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the current…
‘This was something new’: what people in Greenland told us about learning to live with wildfires
After several quieter years, wildfires have returned to western Greenland. Two recent fires have…
What 4,500 years of frozen garbage can teach us about climate change
Ancient frozen garbage heaps dot Greenland’s coastlines, undisturbed for thousands of years. As permafrost…
