Will more ships run aground on the Northwest Passage as traffic increases?
MV Thamesborg is the latest cargo ship to run aground on the Northwest Passage.…
Analysis
On rivers and in courtrooms, Alaska battles for land inside national parks and preserves
For decades, Alaska land managers have been working to confirm the state’s ownership of…
Sweden picks Hyundai Heavy Industries to build icebreaker as Finland loses out: Commentary
The decision, first reported by Tekniikka&Talous, has been appealed by Davie/Helsinki Shipyard Image: Aker…
Alaska, not Greenland, should worry the United States in the Arctic
This article was originally published by The Arctic Institute. In 2024, China inched closer…
The challenge of counting icebreakers
This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…
Have we reached peak Arctic Circle?
People often eagerly discuss the end of the Arctic. Yet realizing that the Arctic…
Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience
Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12,…
With twin threats from Russia and China, U.S. military puts new focus on Alaska
In the past, large-scale exercises “occurred in Alaska,” one general says. “Now, this is…
Forget the hype. Here are the facts about last week’s US-Finland icebreaker deal
This is a reproduction of an article that first appeared on Sixty Degrees North.…
