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Little-known impacts of thawing permafrost, which releases more methane and carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, explored in this new online course LONDON, Nov. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Learners

How the warming of Arctic regions is affecting our global climate.

Women’s History Month: ‘Mardy’ Murie, grandmother of conservation and first female UAF graduate Richard Atkin © Provided by Fairbanks KTVF Margaret Mardy Murie, also known as the "Grandmother of Conservationism" was one of the biggest contributor to the preservation of the Alaskan Wilderness. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTVF) - Margaret ‘Mardy’ Murie played a key role in the conservation and study of Alaska’s wilderness as well as being crucial to the creation of the Arcti...

Join us for a free livestream event on  January 9, 2021 at 10:30 p.m. EST (January 10, 2021, 9:00 a.m. IST) on the crisis of climate feedback loops, featuring clips from the new short film series “Climate Emergency: Feedback Loops”. From the destruction of forests to the thawing of permafrost, the effects of human-induced climate change have set into motion self-perpetuating feedback loops that are accelerating global warming. What can be done to slow down this threat before it’s too l...

Print article Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation is proposing to spend $20 million for drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain. Alan Weitzner, director of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, said Monday that the corporation’s board of directors will be asked on Wednesday to approve up to $20 million for bidding on leases being offered by the federal Bureau of Land Management. AIDEA could make minimum bids on all avai...

Dalai Lama to interact with climate activist Greta, scientists ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Mon, Dec 21 2020 10:42 IST | ​ 0 Views Tibetan Spiritual leader Dalai Lama. (Image Source: IANS). Image Source: IANS Dharamsala, Dec 21 : Nobel Peace Laureate and spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will have tete-a-tete with climate change activist Greta Thunberg and leading scientists on January 10, an announcement said on Monday. The Dalai Lama will join in a conversation on The Crisis of Clima...