Moss – International Arctic Research Center

Arctic LENS connects NASA science with community-based monitoring

By Moss | October 12, 2026

Group of people stand on a docked metal boat in the rain.

New funding will expand a 30-year community-based monitoring and education outreach program across Alaska, helping bridge local observations with learning from NASA Earth science missions. The $5.5 million competitive NASA…

Looking for Chinook in the Chena

By Moss | October 9, 2026

The Chena River is the second-most productive spawning ground for Chinook (king) salmon in the Yukon River Basin.* The mainstem river and its many connected sloughs and tributaries provide a…

Putting science in the hands of Alaskans on the front lines

By Moss | October 6, 2026

3D model showing side view of fuel tank farm

Authentic, actionable science that empowers communities to understand and respond to environmental change doesn’t happen through observation alone. By shifting technical research out of academia and directly into communities, we…

Indigenous observations make Arctic Ocean models more accurate

By Moss | September 18, 2026

Person wearing parka stands on jumbled sea ice looking towards sun on the horizon.

Working with Indigenous observers on Alaska’s northern coast, a research team has developed a way to improve the modeling of oceanic changes. This work was led by the International Arctic…

How subtropical oceans fuel polar snow and ice

By Moss | August 27, 2026

Aerial view of an ice sheet with glacier face and ocean.

The polar regions have been warming for decades, with record-high temperatures increasingly accompanied by precipitation in the form of snow and rain. The Arctic has seen impacts ranging from thawing…

Accelerated rates of warming in the Arctic continue

By Moss | August 14, 2026

Houses in Kipnuk village on coast with flooding.

The American Meteorological Society released its annual report on the global climate this week, with many researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks participating. “State of the Climate in 2025”…

New baseline set for marine mammals exposure to ship traffic in the Pacific Arctic

By Moss | June 25, 2026

A seal lying on top of ice looking at camera.

Two new studies in this region establish a baseline on vessel traffic exposure and its potential impacts on two species of marine mammals. These studies advance our understanding of how increasing marine traffic overlaps with migratory marine mammal populations over time as sea ice continues to decline.