Arctic

ANWR Drilling Update: Trump Wants Seismic Testing ASAP If re-elected, Trump says will sell oil extraction leases on sensitive Coastal Plain by end of 2021

Sophia Jacobs ANWR, Arctic, refuge 0 Comments

Trump is pushing for seismic testing now and wants oil extraction to begin on the sensitive coastal plain of ANWR by the end of 2021.

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How Is Melting Permafrost Affecting Arctic Communities?

Sam Heller Arctic, ice, melt, melting, permafrost, polar 0 Comments

In the Arctic, a great change is taking place. Permafrost, which covers around 25 percent of exposed land in the Northern Hemisphere, is melting.

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Whazzup with ANWR?

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer ANWR, Arctic, bear, bears, caribou, coastal plain, Ed Markey, Michael Bennet, musk oxen, polar, Senate, wildlife, wildlife refuge 0 Comments

Senate Democrats Michael Bennet and Ed Markey introduced legislation last December calling for permanently designating the most sensitive sections of ANWR as wilderness off limits to development.

Arctic warming threatens not only polar bears

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Arctic Warming: Keeping Ice = Saving Climate More than polar bears at risk in the great Arctic melt-out

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Alaska, Arctic, Arctic warming, carbon foot print, carbon footprint, glaciation, glaciers, ice, ice shelf, melt-out, melting, NOAA, polar bear, Q&A, TerraPass, Ward Hunt Ice Shelf 0 Comments

The Arctic is an “indicator region” for the rest of the planet: small changes there can have profound ecosystem impacts elsewhere in the world…

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Are Polar Bears Faring Better Given Endangered Species Protection? Population Numbers Remain Constant, But More Melting Could Spell Trouble

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Arctic, bears, Endangered Species Act, Environment Canada, Far North, Fish and Wildlife Service, polar bear, public comment, Russia, sea ice, threatened, US FWS, USFWS 0 Comments

Dear EarthTalk: How have polar bear populations in the Arctic been faring since the U.S. put them on its endangered species list in 2008, and what efforts are underway to protect them? —Melissa Underhill, Bangor, MER Biologists estimate that as many as 25,000 polar bears […]

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Is Our Tundra In Trouble? Shrinking Permafrost Gone by 2100

Doug Moss and Roddy Scheer Arctic, climate change, global warming, permafrost, tundra 0 Comments

Dear EarthTalk: How much of a threat does climate change pose to the tundra ecosystems of the far north? — Seamus Hall, via EarthTalk.org The tundra biome is among the coldest of the planet’s ecosystems. Its harsh climate means that plant life is unable to grow more than a few centimeters above the ground. The name ‘tundra’ […]