Jacobin8h
The Scramble for the Arctic Is Just Getting Started
Donald Trump’s efforts to claim Greenland for the US is part of a wider push toward militarization of the Arctic. Conflicts ...
The Economist17h
The Alaskan island on the front lines of the Arctic scramble
The Inuit on Little Diomede are watched over by Russian soldiers. But that’s not their biggest problem in these icy badlands ...
National Snow and Ice Data Center1d
Spring is in the air
Arctic sea ice extent for March set a record low in the 47-year satellite data record. Extent was below average everywhere ...
Village hopes to offset power costs with solar energy
The Village of Solomon, a tribal corporation based in Nome, is hoping to boost their energy security and lower fuel costs by ...
National Audubon Society4d
The Search for One of North America’s Rarest Birds
Scientists must journey to remote islands in the middle of the Bering Sea, braving uncertain conditions, to reach the ...
Lure of the north: What Russia’s Arctic can offer Trump
Putin is offering the U.S. a stake in the minerals, rare earths and vast natural gas deposits in Russia’s Arctic.
Anchorage Daily News5d
Federal cuts hurt food security programs in several Alaska Native villages
For farmers in Tyonek and reindeer herders in Nome, cuts to U.S. Department of Agriculture’s grants and staff challenge local ...
Why Two Islands Will See A Total Solar Eclipse On Different Days
The Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait are separated by the International Date Line with Big ... More Diomede Island ...