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Under the Biden administration, the reinstatement of the North Bering Sea Climate Resilience Area program gives Tribes in the NBSR more voice in the management and protection of coastal ecosystems. The designation, which resulted …
February 26, 2021
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Bowhead whales in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas increasingly bear unique scars thought to be caused by killer whales. Thanks to a study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, an examination of …
November 2, 2020
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Here we are at the end of October, and winter sea ice off the coast of Siberia has yet to begin forming. Considered the “nursery of Arctic sea ice”, this fall the Laptev Sea …
October 29, 2020
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Man-made fluorinated compounds used to repel oil and water have made their way into the Arctic food web, with concentrations found in pregnant Nunavik women at twice the rate of the general population in …
October 21, 2020
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Returning chum salmon counts in Eagle, Alaska are “absolutely dismal,” according to Stephanie Quinn-Davis, director of the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission. With an estimated 24,000 fish, well below the spawning escapement goal of …
October 11, 2020
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September 15th marks the date when Arctic sea ice reached its minimum for the year before expanding in response to shorter days and cooler temperatures. This year’s minimum is the second lowest expanse recorded …
September 15, 2020

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