The hunting of large whales goes back much further in time than previously thought. New research from ICTA-UAB and the Department of Prehistory of the UAB reveals that Indigenous communities in southern Brazil were hunting large cetaceans 5,000 years ago, around a thousand years before the earliest documented evidence from Arctic and North Pacific societies.\ […]
The title page of the Alaska Climate Research Center’s monthly summary for December crisply explained what a busy weather month it was across the state. Almost a month-long cold spell Snowiest December on record in Juneau Ice storm on the west coast, multiple severe wind events in the Mat-Su Valley Wettest December on record in […]
These Arctic ice-bound seals are known for their unique appearance. An adult female ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata) rests on an ice floe in the Bering Sea. Photo taken from a small UAS during operations to evaluate body condition in ribbon and spotted seals. Credit: NOAA Fisheries/Gavin M Brady. UAS operations are conducted under authority of […]
Accelerated Arctic Collapse Forecast Post-2040 Without Emission Cuts A research team led by The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) scholars has discovered a significant slowdown in Arctic sea ice melting since 2012, with the decrease rate of 11.3% per decade to an insignificant downward trend of only −0.4% per decade. This […]