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The polar regions have been warming for decades, with record-high temperatures increasingly accompanied by precipitation in the form of snow and rain. The Arctic has seen impacts ranging from thawing…
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The American Meteorological Society released its annual report on the global climate this week, with many researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks participating. “State of the Climate in 2025”…
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CONTACT: Moss, jlmoss@alaska.edu A new spectrometer facility at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will let researchers see chemical components of materials in the parts-per-trillion range, advancing environmental science across Alaska.…
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Harmful algal blooms (HABs) happen every year in Alaska and are increasing in frequency, likely due to rising ocean temperatures and other factors
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Two new studies in this region establish a baseline on vessel traffic exposure and its potential impacts on two species of marine mammals. These studies advance our understanding of how increasing marine traffic overlaps with migratory marine mammal populations over time as sea ice continues to decline.
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The following article appeared in the IARC 2025 Annual Report (Year in Review) publication. This research also contributed to a recent (in press) article in the journal Communications Earth &…
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An art and science exhibit this spring at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks explores the beauty, complexity and changing nature of Alaska’s winter.
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Hajo Eicken, director of the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center, has been selected as scientific director at Germany’s Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research.
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The 20th edition of the Arctic Report Card, published this week, continues to serve as a record of persistent and extraordinary warming in the North. As has been the case…
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Dozens of IARC researchers and students are participating in the 2025 American Geophysical Union fall meeting held both virtually and in New Orleans this December. We hope to connect with our…
