We bring together diverse experts to co-produce and share new understanding of the drivers and consequences of environmental change in the Arctic.
Human Well-Being
Physical safety, food security, sea level, coastal erosion, community resiliency
Drivers & Ecological Consequences
Changes to sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost, and life in the ocean & on land
International Cooperation & Economic Decision-Making
Implications for local, regional, and international cooperation; business and economic impacts
News from SEARCH
Scientists, Indigenous experts, and leaders from governments and commerce are meeting in Anchorage this week to forge new ways of informing decisions in and about the Arctic. Rapid warming is changing the Arctic with pronounced consequences for people in and beyond the region. Decisions made at local, regional, and global scales need to be informed…
“We have seen more walruses hauling out on land,” says Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf in her interview with journalist Mary Auld for KUAC radio. “And we have seen some of our hunters traveling out farther to find good ice. The Arctic is home to us and we are not going anywhere.” Mary Auld talked over Zoom…
“A local hunter can notice walruses on land before a biologist can finish studying thinning ice,” writes Alena Naiden for The Arctic Sounder. “And a family whose house was washed away by ocean storms needs solutions for climate change quicker than 2030.” This front page news story begins by noting the urgency of environmental change…