Arctic dogsledding culture is slipping through the cracks
Warming temperatures and shrinking sea ice threaten a way of life.
Posts Categorized: climate science
Europe’s triumphs and troubles are written in Swiss ice
NEW YORK TIMES — Pollen frozen in ice in the Alps traces Europe’s calamities, since the time Macbeth ruled Scotland.
Global warming is threatening Alaska’s prized wedding flower
THE ATLANTIC — Business is booming for the state’s peony growers. Will climate change ruin things?
Saving the Arctic’s natural heritage
Scientists are trying to protect seven marine areas before climate change worsens.
Preventing Overfishing in the Arctic
The Atlantic A consortium of countries are meeting in Iceland, where they hope to strike a deal that protects the newly accessible ecosystem The Arctic Ocean has long been the least accessible of the world’s major oceans. But as climate change warms the Arctic twice as fast as anywhere else, the thick sea ice that once made it so forbidding is now beating a hasty retreat. Since 1979, when scientists began using satellites to track changes in the Arctic sea-ice expanse, its average summertime volume has dropped 75 percent from 4,000 cubic miles to 1,000 cubic miles. By September, the … Read more…