US military takes an abrupt turn after decades of climate change research
The Trump administration has signaled the military won't be focusing on climate change, a move that follows decades of climate research.
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Coast Guard Commissions USCGC John Witherspoon in Kodiak, Alaska
KODIAK, Alaska — The Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter John Witherspoon (WPC 1158) for official ...
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The Scramble for the Arctic Is Just Getting Started
Donald Trump’s efforts to claim Greenland for the US is part of a wider push toward militarization of the Arctic. Conflicts ...
War on the Rocks1dOpinion
Greenland’s Military Possibilities for the United States
Over a thousand years ago, the Viking leader Erik the Red discovered a new land after being exiled for murdering his neighbor ...
The Economist1d
The Alaskan island on the front lines of the Arctic scramble
The Inuit on Little Diomede are watched over by Russian soldiers. But that’s not their biggest problem in these icy badlands ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center1d
Spring is in the air
Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere ...
EPA cuts could leave Washington rural towns choking in smoke
When wildfire smoke drifts into the Methow Valley, it tends to stay, settling in the folds of the Cascade foothills like a ...
National Audubon Society1d
The Search for One of North America’s Rarest Birds
Scientists must journey to remote islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, braving uncertain conditions, to reach the ...
Alaska Native News2d
Alaskan Communities Use Flexibility in Snow Crab Fishery Regulations for Economic Relief
NOAA Fisheries works with communities, harvesters, and processors to navigate solutions in a pinch. The Alaska Bering Sea snow crab fishery is open for the first time in 2 years after a sharp decline ...