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 ice is melting because of global warming. When humans burn fossil fuels like oil and coal, a bunch of greenhouse gases go ...

The frozen world is so essential to life on Earth that glaciers are often considered “canaries in the coal mine.” When these ...

Qasa Alom meets a team conducting research on Alaska's changing environment. Melting glaciers are causing catastrophic damage, ripping homes from the banks of the river, leaving locals to question ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...