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...concluded that two-thirds of the world's polar bears would be extinct by 2050 under climate models forecasting future Arctic Ocean sea ice.Those models have been found to be too conservative, said Kassie Siegel, the Center for Biological Diversity...
...particularly the great plateau north of the Yukon, the valley of the Kuskokwim, and that of the Copper River. The Arctic Ocean, north of Bering Strait, has so far been unduly neglected"."North to Alaska, he cried. "Open up the land...
...Monday's Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.The frigid temperatures are being caused by cold, dry air from the North Pole and Arctic Ocean being blown over a large part of Alaska. Forecasters said temperatures are not expected to warm up dramatically anytime...
...understand the history of humpback whales in Juneau, to population genetics of saffron cod in the rapidly changing Arctic Ocean.Refreshments will be served compliments of the UAF School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.Winter hours at the Alaska...
ANCHORAGE - More than 250 vessels operated last year in the Arctic Ocean and made 480 transits through the Bering Strait, and the increasing traffic poses more of a threat than Arctic offshore drilling...
...travel the "great circle route" along the Aleutians. And as Arctic sea ice melts, traffic is increasing across the Arctic Ocean. This past summer, 46 ships transited the Northern Sea Route across the Russian arctic, a ten-fold increase since...
...refueled the debate about oil exploration in the U.S. Arctic Ocean, where critics for years have said the conditions are...September, two Shell ships sent drill bits into the U.S. Arctic Ocean floor for the first time in more than two decades...
...Four renowned geoscientists will be visiting the University of Alaska Fairbanks to present their research on how the Arctic Ocean formed 140 million to 80 million years ago. The presentations will take place from 3:30 p.m. to 5:10 p.m...
...warm-blooded creatures - mostly harbor seals and sea lions, but also gray whales and seabirds.They roam as far north as the Arctic Ocean and are now known as "transients" to distinguish them from fish-eating "resident" killer whales.Ford and colleagues...
...roughly 50-50 split between conservation and oil development plus accommodation for a pipeline that could carry offshore Arctic Ocean oil to the trans-Alaska pipeline.Interior Secretary Ken Salazar on Wednesday announced that the plan will allow...