Tag: Arctic
US wildlife agency rejects protections for rare fish species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. wildlife officials on Wednesday rejected special protections for a rare, freshwater fish related to salmon that's been at the...
US wildlife agency rejects protections for rare fish species
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) - U.S. wildlife officials on Wednesday rejected special protections for a rare, freshwater fish species that's been at the center of...
Antarctica appears to have broken a heat record
WASHINGTON (AP) - The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent best known...
In Sweden’s Arctic, global warming threatens reindeer herds
KIRUNA, Sweden (AP) - Thick reindeer fur boots and a fur hat covering most of his face shielded Niila Inga from minus 20-degree Celsius...
Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea...
Warm ocean water delays sea ice for Alaska towns, wildlife
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea...
Arctic in hot water: Sea ice minimal in Chukchi, Bering seas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea...
Arctic in hot water: Sea ice minimal in Chukchi, Bering seas
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - The U.S. research vessel Sikuliaq can break through ice as thick as 2.5 feet (0.76 meters). In the Chukchi Sea...
Critics gear up for response to lease sale in Arctic refuge
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Opponents of oil drilling in America's largest wildlife refuge have a message for oil drillers and the people who finance...
‘We’re all in big trouble’: Climate panel sees a dire future
NEW YORK (AP) - Earth is in more hot water than ever before, and so are we, an expert United Nations climate panel warned...
