Arctic Alaska Ecosystems

More Indigenous knowledge needed to navigate 'new Arctic,' scientists say - Alaska Public Media A letter signed by over 200 scientists asks for more Indigenous input on the National Science Foundation's flagship initiative on Arctic warming.

How is Alaska leading the nation in vaccinating residents? With boats, ferries, planes and snowmobiles. Alaskans are being vaccinated on fishing boats, inside 10-seater planes and on frozen landing strips.

In rural Alaska, COVID-19 vaccines hitch a ride on planes, sleds and water taxi - Alaska Public Media Tribal health care providers have mobilized a massive effort that’s delivering thousands of doses to remote parts of the state, evoking the Serum Run that delivered lifesaving diphtheria treatment to Nome a century ago.

Very nice interactive graphics in this article. Thanks to Dr. Verity Salmon for sharing on Twitter.

Thawing permafrost puts climate change in spotlight Some fear thawing permafrost is about to release huge amounts of climate-warming emissions

As the Arctic thaws, Indigenous Alaskans demand a voice in climate change research National Science Foundation program struggles to bridge scientists and communities

A Giant Gaping Crater Has Been Blasted Open In Siberia A crater has been blasted open after an explosive bubble of methane gas popped beneath the ground in the remote tundra of Siberia, spraying chunks of rocks

Record Arctic blazes may herald new ‘fire regime’ decades sooner than anticipated Arctic wildfire emissions in June and July alone outranked annual figures since 2003, data shows.

Great news for US PhD students! I was awarded a DDRIG for my dissertation research via NSF's BIO program when I was a graduate student. Very exciting that Arctic Sciences is also awarding DDRIGs now and for the foreseeable future. ~Amy

"NSF invites investigators at U.S. organizations to submit proposals for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIGs) to the Arctic Sciences Section, Office of Polar Programs (OPP) to conduct dissertation-level research about and related to the Arctic region." Proposal deadline is 15 Dec 2020.

Arctic Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (Arctic DDRIG) Arctic Social Sciences, Arctic System Sciences, and Arctic Observing Network | NSF - National Science Foundation NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.

The sky in south-central Alaska the past few days has been eerily hazy from smoke drifting east from the wildfires in Siberia. ~Amy

Wildfires, record warmth and rapidly melting ice: Arctic climate goes further off the rails this summer Records shattered in Siberia, Svalbard, Nunavut and other areas as study points to historic shifts.

World’s largest falcon faces a threat it can’t flee: climate change Scientists are working to better understand gyrfalcons, the only raptors that stay year-round in the Arctic, the fastest-warming region on Earth.

“The researchers argue that more information is needed before seismic activity in the refuge is allowed.”

Our field course instructor, Skip, is a lead author on this recent paper published in Ecological Applications.

Oil exploration could leave decades-long scarring in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska researchers report But an official with a seismic exploration company that has proposed doing work in the refuge said modern technology prevents such damage.

A letter in Science about effects of the pandemic on ecological research and researchers.

Support early-career field researchers Pandemic-induced restrictions on research are now ubiquitous. We urge administrators and policy-makers to recognize that field researchers—especially those early in their careers—face unique challenges, even if restrictions last only a month or two. Bans on travel, hiring, and facility use are f...