Rapid Climate Change in Alaska

User icon Heather Dray
23 July 2024
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Policy designed to address and mitigate the impact of rapid climate change on the industries, wildlife and people of Alaska.


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 12 July 2023 English

In addition, climate change is accelerating the disappearance of sea ice, resulting Infrastructure Challenges in the Alaskan Arctic | Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center | August 2023 1 in storm-caused …


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 28 October 2014 English

Pacific salmon and steelhead: life in a changing winter ocean Pacific salmon and steelhead: life in a changing winter ocean Katherine W. [...] 1°C 6°C Western boundary of Eastern Boundary …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 12 July 2023 English

Credit: AP Photo/Peggy Fagerstrom A R C T I C I N I T I AT I V E | AUGUST 2 0 2 3 Climate Change Adaptation Issues for …


NRC: Norwegian Refugee Council · 16 May 2017 English

States have a responsibility and the adverse effects of climate change, and also to protect and assist displaced people, prepare for tend to be neglected when it comes to the …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 31 July 2023 English

Holdren The Earth’s surface north of the Arctic Circle, which includes nearly a third of Alaska, is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average.1 Alaska as a whole is …


Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung · 17 March 2023 English

This paper looks at the conflicting issues affecting the Arctic, the many ripple effects of climate change, and the consequences for cooperation and the geopolitics of competition for the United …


Alaska Climate Science Center · 2013 English

The document highlights efforts in Alaska to train scientists and conduct research on climate change impacts, particularly glacier melting and permafrost. It includes details on various funded projects and workshops.


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 18 June 2008 English

Acknowledgments ● Environmental Protection Agency ● North Pacific Research Board ● Alaska Sea Grant Project Goal ●Provide rapid assessment based on reasoned expert judgment on impacts of climate change on …


West Coast Environmental Law · 3 February 2021 English

Almost half of the 40 large cruise ships that visit waters under Alaska’s jurisdiction do not have the necessary permission to discharge wastewater, and the Celebrity Solstice is one of …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 12 July 2023 English

Challenges facing the USCG in its domains of operation around Alaska—the Arctic Ocean, the North Pacific Ocean, the Bering Sea, the Chukchi Sea, and the adjacent communities—include the following: 1 …