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Interacting Climate Drivers Are Reshaping Alaska’s Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta
The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) in western Alaska is one of the world’s most important wetlands for migratory birds and home to the largest Indigenous population in the U.S. Arctic. New research shows that sea-level rise, sea-ice loss, stronger storms, erosion, and permafrost thaw are working together in unexpected ways—driving rapid, landscape-scale transformations across the delta.…
Read full storyHillslope erosional features and permafrost dynamics along infrastructure in the Arctic Foothills, Alaska
Linking repeat lidar with Landsat products for large scale quantification of fire-induced permafrost thaw settlement in interior Alaska
Fire, Food, Communities, and More: SEARCH at Arctic Encounter Symposium 2024
The 10th anniversary of North America’s largest Arctic policy convening is happening this week (4/10 – 4/12), and SEARCH is ready to update participants on our shared understanding of Arctic environmental change. Arctic Encounter Symposium—an annual gathering of over a thousand Arctic policymakers, Indigenous Knowledge holders, community members, scientists, and more—is a staple on the…
Read full storyCo-produced knowledge guides suggestions for the Alaska Energy Security Task Force
SEARCH’s co-production teams convened in Anchorage earlier this month to advance policy-relevant understanding of environmental change in the Arctic. One working group is exploring equitable and sustainable energy policies for Alaska, and they used the Anchorage convening to co-produce and submit formal comments to the Alaska Energy Security Task Force. With the public comment period…
Read full storySEARCH @ AGU23: We’re Bringing Shared Understanding of Arctic Environmental Change to a Meeting Over 25,000 People Strong
One of the country’s largest scientific gatherings starts next week (11-15 December 2023), and SEARCH is thrilled to be attending once again. The American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) 2023 Fall Meeting—aptly abbreviated as AGU23—will see over 25,000 attendees from over 100 countries descend on San Francisco for a week of presentations, meetings, networking, and more. SEARCH…
Read full storyDrivers and Ecological Consequences of Arctic Environmental Change
Changes to sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost, and life in the ocean and on land.
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Read full storyArctic Report Card 2022: Highlighting the consequences of rapid environmental Arctic change for people
In a new essay, SEARCH highlights how people in the Arctic experience the combined effects of rapid environmental change. Weather, ecosystem and infrastructure disruptions, shifting animal movements, multi-faceted decision-making, and people’s ability to adapt and mitigate these changes are among the impacts discussed in this new essay. Forty-one Indigenous, scientific, and policy experts in SEARCH…
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