Scientists Study Spring Transition in Bering Strait Waters
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The Bering Sea is getting warmer, and sea ice coverage is more unreliable. A team of scientists is trying to understand the details of how that affects the diverse marine life in these waters.
National Weather Service Will Cut Rural Alaska Staff By Two-Thirds
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NWS is replacing manual weather balloon launches with Finnish-made automatic launchers in its 12 rural-Alaska weather stations.
Alaska Native Leaders Imagine Divergent ‘Arctic Futures’
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A conference in Nome last week brought together leaders from Alaska Native communities to discuss the challenges — and opportunities — facing an evolving Arctic.
Murkowski Bill Targets Ocean Acidification in Rural Communities
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Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced a bill in the Senate earlier this month to identify and assess coastal communities most affected by ocean acidification.
Marine Biologists Seek Answers in a Warmer Bering Sea
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A group of marine scientists is visiting Western Alaska this week to discuss the results of a second bottom-trawl survey of the northern Bering Sea.
Aboard NOAA Ship, Challenges and Adventure While Mapping Sea Floor
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In Alaska, summertime is an opportunity for an “adventure” of discovery: exploring and updating ocean floor maps of Alaska’s coastal waters. These are places few people have seen, says a crewman of one NOAA vessel.
Marine Scientists Depart Nome to Study Chukchi Sea Biodiversity
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Changes occurring in Arctic waters — including diminishing sea ice and warming seas — have brought up many questions about how marine life will respond. A team of scientists departing from Nome hopes to answer at least a few of those questions during a 23-day research cruise.