On Alaska’s Harding Icefield ... tinge on the ice from those microbial residents helps explain why the ice sheet is melting faster than expected from climate change alone.
The archaeological site of Nunalleq on the southwest coast of Alaska preserves a fateful moment ... of the Earth now known as the Little Ice Age—that coincided with Nunalleq’s occupation.
The frozen world is so essential to life on Earth that glaciers are often considered “canaries in the coal mine.” When these ...
the scientists were able to correlate stalagmite formation more closely with the absence of sea ice than with warmer temperatures. Inpho An oil pipeline in Alaska. Melting permafrost threatens ...
May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022 Updated Jun 16, 2023 Alaska is undergoing a dynamic ... the combination of ice jams and snow melt is leading to flooding in communities around the state.
Central and southwestern Alaska have experienced a much warmer ... state because the warm temperatures were contributing to ice melt. The abnormally warm temperatures are now threatening a warmer ...