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UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS | INTERNATIONAL ARCTIC RESEARCH CENTER

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.