Frostbites

Knowledge of Arctic pollinators is deficient, despite their important functional roles in terrestrial ecosystems and contribution to the food systems of Arctic Indigenous Peoples and Arctic residents. 

Greenland’s ice sheet is disappearing.

Prior to 2015, seabird die-offs in Alaskan waters were rare. Since 2015, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has monitored mortality events that have become annual occurrences in Alaska.

In this essay and the accompanying oral history, Indigenous, scientific, and decision-making experts collaboratively describe some consequences of these rapid changes for people.

During 2020, the Bering Strait region of Alaska experienced a marine debris event that brought garbage ashore that was different from the types and amount typically observed.

We focus on hazards related to glaciers and permafrost and define hazard as the potential occurrence of a natural physical process that may adversely impact human or ecological systems.

In the global ocean, the combination of naturally occurring sounds, including those from wind, waves, underwater earthquakes, and marine animals, make up the underwater ‘soundscape.’

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing challenges for Alaska Natives in accessing traditional and store-bought foods.

The Arctic sea ice has a story to tell. To better understand this story has been one of the primary objectives of the Multidisciplinary drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (MOSAiC).

The Arctic is rapidly changing in response to rising greenhouse gas concentrations. To better prepare for Arctic change, reliable predictions are needed across a range of timescales.