“Drill, baby, drill” By Paul Koberstein Stressed out Arctic wildlife face massive oil development All the easy places on Earth to find oil have been explored. The most fragile environments have been left for last. There’s no place more challenging for oil exploration than the Arctic Ocean’s continental shelf. Companies have drilled virtually every other …
A harsh new reality transforms the Arctic Dramatic climate changes in the Arctic are sending an unmistakable signal that global warming is advancing much more rapidly on Earth than scientists thought. Many now say that the time to deal with the crisis is rapidly running short. The Arctic, which plays a vital role in keeping …
Reinventing what it means to be Inuit: Indigenous peoples adapt to climate change nuit leader Jose A. Kusugak said that to address the impacts of climate change, it makes sense to consult with those most affected: the indigenous peoples who live in the Arctic. “Our millennia-old traditions are already being altered because of the warming …
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Russian Oil Ambitions Collide with Ancient Reindeer Traditions Russia possesses nine of the top 15 oil fields in the Arctic and enormous gas reserves, according to the USGS. The largest deposits sit in the Yenisey-Khatanga basin, the West Siberian Basin and the Laptev Sea Shelf. But drilling interests could collide with the subsistence activities in …
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The Walrus’ Fatal Reaction to Global Warming The Pacific walrus is tightly bound with the sea ice where it lives most of its time. The walrus spends the winter in the more southerly Bering Sea. When the sea ice in the Bering begins breaking up and melting in late March or April, they migrate northward …