Science Daily

A 3,000-year high: Alaska’s Arctic is entering a dangerous new fire era

For thousands of years, wildfires on Alaska’s North Slope were rare. That changed sharply in the 20th century, when warming temperatures dried soils and fueled the spread of shrubs, setting the stage ...
Times Union

In Alaska’s warming Arctic, photos show an Indigenous elder passing down hunting traditions

KOTZEBUE, Alaska (AP) — The low autumn light turned the tundra gold as James Schaeffer, 7, and his cousin Charles Gallahorn, 10, raced down a dirt path by the cemetery on the edge of town. Permafrost ...
The New York Times

Arctic Warming Is Turning Alaska’s Rivers Red With Toxic Runoff

A yearly checkup on the region documents a warmer, rainier Arctic and 200 Alaskan rivers “rusting” as melting tundra leaches minerals from the soil into waterways. By Eric Niiler Reporting from the ...
Lawrence Journal-World

In Alaska’s warming Arctic, an Indigenous elder passes down hunting traditions

Roswell Schaeffer, an Inupiaq hunter and fisher, takes his great-grandson James Schaeffer, 7, and James' cousin Charles Gallahorn, 10, hunting in Kotzebue, Alaska, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025. (AP ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Western Arctic Caribou Herd, long Alaska’s biggest, continues its population decline

A population decline is continuing in one of North America’s biggest caribou herds, threatening hunting opportunities for rural residents who depend on the animals for food. The Western Arctic Caribou ...