In coastal Alaska, archaeological sites are now threatened by a one-two punch. The first blow: average temperatures that have risen more than three degrees Fahrenheit in the past half century.

The melting of one of ... we were able to measure the ice loss across Juneau Icefield from the end of the last “Little Ice Age” (about 250 years ago) to the present day. We saw that the ...

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a ...

In this Nov. 14, 2019 photo provided by John Guillote and taken from an aerial drone shows the research vessel Sikuliaq as it makes its way through thin sea ice in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska's north ...

a threat to coastal settlements worldwide. Current rates of ice melt could result in a permanent decline of Juneau Icefield, researchers said. A melting Alaska glacier keeps inundating Juneau.

National Weather Service (NWS) meteorologists in Anchorage, Alaska, are warning of floods as above-normal winter temperatures contribute to ice melt. Average high temperatures for this time of ...

May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022 Updated Jun 16, 2023 Alaska is undergoing a dynamic ... the combination of ice jams and snow melt is leading to flooding in communities around the state.

Instead, Levy documented through LIDAR and time-lapse photography a rapid retreat of ground ice in Garwood Valley, similar to the lower rates of permafrost melt observed in the coastal Arctic and ...

Inpho An oil pipeline in Alaska. Melting ... sea ice and the direct heating and insulation from the snow will accelerate the collapse of permafrost this century. They say they are not, at present ...