“Barrow is ground zero for climate-change science,” Itta said. “We worry that climate change is shrinking the sea ice and we don’t know how that will affect the animals that depend on it. At this time ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bowhead whale and calf swim in an open-water lead in the Arctic Ocean in this undated photo. (Photo provided by the National ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The author's view walking across Arctic sea ice off Utqiagvik, Alaska, in April 2025. Alexandra Jahn As I walked out onto the ...

Sea ice is sticking to Alaska's northern coast for less time each year, according to 27 years of data analyzed by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists. Such landfast ice, which stays attached to ...

Sea ice that clings to Alaska’s northern coastline is forming later each autumn and breaking apart earlier each spring, compressing the stable ice season that coastal communities have relied on for ...

Stable sea ice along Alaska’s coast is disappearing faster than expected, with the season shrinking by weeks and even months ...

Alaska’s coastal landfast ice is forming later and melting sooner, shrinking the ice season and raising risks for Arctic ...

I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat areas ...

As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of blue and white sea-ice rubble several feet high gave way to flat ...

Alexandra Jahn receives funding from the National Science Foundation. As I walked out onto the frozen Arctic water off Utqiagvik, Alaska, for the first time, I was mesmerized by the icescape. Piles of ...