WASHINGTON—Over the past two decades, the Arctic has lost about one-third of its winter sea ice volume, largely due to a decline in sea ice that persists over several years, called multiyear ice, according to a new study. The study also found sea ice is likely thinner than previous estimates. Seasonal sea ice, which melts completely each […]
Alaska State Troopers report that the bodies of the two remaining Bethel ATV riders were recovered on Monday and transported to Bethel. Troopers revealed the identities of the two deceased as 47-year-old Nelson C. Jackson and 59-year-old Ernest N Demantle, both of Akiak. Troopers identified the three survivors as Reuben D Charles and Lawrence […]
Pine Island Glacier — about the size of Florida and one of the largest ice streams in Antarctica — has been thinning and retreating at an alarming rate since 1992, when satellite images first began to document the change. New evidence suggests that the thinning and retreat of Pine Island Glacier was underway as early […]
Stronger winds and thinner ice are forcing Alaska polar bears to work harder to remain in Alaska, according to scientists who have studied increased movements of both sea ice and bears. “There’s an energetic cost to stay in Alaska,” said David Douglas of the U.S. Geological Survey Science Center. He and others compared wanderings of […]