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Glacial Melt Could Change Chemistry and Food Web in World's Oceans

January 26, 2015

Along with increasing sea levels, melting glaciers are putting something else into the world’s oceans -- a huge load of organic carbon that has the potential to change marine chemistry and ecosystems, says a newly published study by a team of mostly Alaska scientists.

Link: Glacial Melt Could Change Chemistry and Food Web in World's Oceans

Alaska's Toasty Temperatures in 2014 Worry Observers

January 03, 2015

The biggest state in America, home to more ocean coastline than all others combined, has just set another record. This one, however, is nothing to cheer.

Link: Alaska's Toasty Temperatures in 2014 Worry Observers

Gauging Perceptions of Ocean Acidification in Alaska

December 22, 2014

New research published in Marine Policy from the first Alaska-focused study on public understanding and awareness of ocean acidification risk shows that Alaskans are three times more aware of ocean acidification than Americans in general.

Link: Gauging Perceptions of Ocean Acidification in Alaska

Arctic Is Heating Up Twice as Quickly as Rest of World

December 19, 2014

Bad news for polar bears: The Arctic is still warming at twice the pace of the rest of the planet, according to a new federal report.

Link: Arctic Is Heating Up Twice as Quickly as Rest of World

Snow Is Down and Heat Is Up in the Arctic, Report Says

December 17, 2014

The Arctic continues to warm faster than the rest of the globe, and with greater repercussions, scientists are reporting.

The new findings appear in the Arctic Report Card, first published in 2006 by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and updated annually. The report card catalogs the wide-ranging changes caused by the rising temperatures, in large part driven by emissions of greenhouse gases.

Link: Snow Is Down and Heat Is Up in the Arctic, Report Says

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