News from IARC
Glacier runoff from one of the largest icefields in North America has been increasing for more than three decades, researchers from the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University…
As annual temperatures across Alaska rise, people living in remote Yukon Flats are seeing major changes. Exceptionally warm winters and longer summers have brought new species to the area, permafrost…
IARC’s Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub is excited to share their summer 2021 newsletter. AAOKH (pronounced A-OK) helps northern Alaska coastal communities share their expertise and observations of changing sea ice,…
It’s heating up in Alaska—and we’re not just referring to the approaching summer. Over the past 20 years, Alaskans have seen a dramatic increase in wildfire activity across the state.…
New research provides the first scientific evidence of overwintering fires in Alaska and Canada boreal forests. Due to climate change, these “zombie fires” appear to be increasing in frequency. The…