AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last ...
Alaska’s lakes are expanding rapidly as glaciers retreat and scientists say the changes could bring some benefits.
Northern wildfires can reshape climate for years, sometimes cooling the planet but also releasing carbon from thawing permafrost.
Few geological features on Earth carry as much climatic weight as permafrost. The frozen soils encircling the Arctic from ...
AMBLER, Alaska (AP) — Ice blocks drift past Tristen Pattee’s boat as he scans the banks of Northwest Alaska’s Kobuk River for caribou. His great uncle Ernest steadies a rifle on his lap. It’s the last ...