Alaska's Changing Environment Series

These publications share statewide evidence of changing temperatures, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, plants, animals and oceans. Regional and topical publications focus on changes in wildfire, the Bering Sea region, berries, the Yukon Flats region, and Arctic policy.

Valley winds through mountains with Trans-Alaska Pipeline System winding through valley. — Alaska's Changing Environment

Two people fighting fires in dense forested area. — Alaska's Changing Wildfire Environment

Houses in the foreground with cemetery and ocean stretching into the horizon. — Bering Science

Close-up of hand holding wild Alaska blueberries with a blurry view of the tundra and mountains. — Alaska Berry Futures

River flowing through green trees with brown hills in the background. — Yukon Flats Changing Environment

Oil tanker in port with snowy mountains in background. — Trends in Arctic Policy

Climate Change in Arctic Environments MOOC

In 2021, we launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), Climate Change in Arctic Environments. Led by IARC climate experts Rick Thoman and John Walsh, this course explores the impacts of change across atmospheric, marine, terrestrial and human systems. The goal of this MOOC is to make the knowledge of leading climate change experts more accessible by providing sound scientific information that is well vetted, identifies the big picture issues, and is synthesized into digestible formats. Enroll in the MOOC