Elim Passes Resolution Opposing Panther Minerals’ Boulder Creek Exploration
The Native Village of Elim has passed a resolution seeking government to government consultation in regards to Panther Minerals’ Boulder Creek uranium exploration program. The resolution passed 20-0 at a tri-entity meeting with the City of Elim and Elim Native corporation held on May 30. The Canadian mining company’s summer exploration program has been the subject […]
Seafloor mapping project begins with research vessels in Nome
A plan to map the seafloor of the entire planet will see researchers operating out of Nome this summer and fall.
See a stranded marine mammal? Alaska Sea Grant wants to know about it
With climate change becoming a reality in the Bering Straits region, the National Marine Fisheries Service is reporting a growing number of what they call “stranded” seals on shore.
Bering Sea storm knocks out reporting from FAA, weather service stations
Several weather stations in Western Alaska were offline Monday and Tuesday due to a significant spring storm in the Bering Sea over the weekend.
Nome sees coldest April ‘in a lifetime’ along with record level snowfall
Nome has recorded the fifth coldest April on the books with an average temperature of 8.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Graphite One holds community meeting in Nome about planned mine
Graphite One Alaska, an American subsidiary of Canada’s Graphite One corporation, wants to develop a pit mine at Graphite Creek. It would be the largest graphite mine in the United States.
Thoman speaks on varied weather in Western Alaska
A look at the topic of weather in the Bering Strait region, with a special emphasis on sea ice, was the item of discussion during a recent installment of the Strait Science lecture series, sponsored by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus.
US Coast Guard shares arctic pollution response plan
A look at the topic of pollution response in the Bering Strait was the item of discussion during a recent installment of the Strait Science lecture series, sponsored by the University of Alaska Northwest Campus.
St. Lawrence Island researchers investigate health consequences of pollution
Concerns over health issues such as cancer and other diseases have driven researchers and members of the Sivuqaqcommunities of Savoonga and Gambell to investigate a connection between failing health and environmental contaminants.
UAF studies sea ice outlook for walrus
The Sea Ice for Walruses Outlook, or SIWO, team is comprised of Amy Hendricks, a climate scientist at UAF, and Nathan Kettle, an expert in climate adaptation at UAF. SIWO led a Strait Science presentation addressing the connected issues of sea ice, weather and walruses in the Bering Strait region.