…which started in late August 2019 destroyed 50 homes, 3 businesses, 84 outbuildings, and a major power transmission line which cost $10.4 million to replace (nearly six times more than…
…Arctic Observing Summit. IARC director Hajo Eicken co-chaired the AOS Executive Organizing Committee. Having been planned as an in-person event in Iceland, the organizing committee had only two weeks to…
…and sinking homes are a common sight. As organic soils thaw, they start to decay, which in turn releases carbon into the atmosphere. These carbon releases, which exacerbate climate change,…
…proposal must have a Principal Investigator (PI) from an eligible organization. Parties from other organizations (Federal, State, Tribal, or other) can serve as Co-PIs and receive funds via subaward from…
…organisms to adapt, is most concerning.” The Southern Ocean’s cold water is particularly vulnerable to acidification. The cold facilitates naturally low carbonate ion concentrations. Persistent upwelling also brings carbon-rich water…
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…near Vasily’s fingers, you can see a Narcomedusae “medusa” jellyfish. The creature on the lower right is a carnivorous snail. The three big creatures on the left are Narcomedusae “medusa”…
…and governments Transportation, natural resource and land management agencies Native non-profit organizations and Alaska Native tribes Industry Non-governmental organizations Anyone whose decision-making is influenced by climate-related events Why is this…
…and seabirds to find food. (Satellite image from ORBIMAGE, SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) Phytoplankton are photosynthetic organisms living just beneath the ocean’s surface. These tiny algae make up…
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