The Arctic: our shared responsibility
For many people in the world, the Arctic is a faraway place, an object of fascination and research. For many people in the Nordic...
The US aid package to Greenland marks a new chapter in...
There are multiple ways to seek to understand what a new aid package from the U.S. to Greenland announced last week means. But one...
In a rush to launch Arctic Refuge drilling, Trump officials are...
In testimony last fall, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski promised that there would be no cutting corners on oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife...
What is beyond the ice? A glimpse into fascinating Arctic marine...
If we want to protect nature, we have to know it first.
Little known to most people, the Arctic Ocean and its seas are teeming...
Why an Arctic arms race would be a mistake
Most of America’s historic foreign policy blunders were driven by threat inflation. From fake attacks on ships in Havana Harbor or the Gulf of...
Some Alaska villages don’t need to ‘imagine a day without water’
Every year, the national “Imagine a Day without Water” campaign raises awareness and educates Americans about the value of water in everyday life.
In October...
The First Frontier: Creating a climate displacement fund for displaced Alaska...
Alaska needs a climate displacement fund, or it risks the lives of its indigenous communities.
The world’s first climate change refugees may not only be...
Why we need to create an Arctic aerosol-monitoring network — quickly
As a third-year graduate student working on climate modeling, I’ve come to realize that our ability to make predictions about the future is only...
Arctic tourism is an opportunity for Indigenous-led economic development
Leon, Nicaragua is a city known for volcano boarding. Tourists can pay to hike and then board down the youngest volcano in all of...
How better data could dramatically improve Arctic shipping insurance
Having functioning Arctic shipping insurance is a fundamental step toward safety and development in the Arctic. However, substantial uncertainty around polar maritime risk and...
