Federal fire officials determined that the East Fork Fire was no longer a threat to lower Yukon River villages as of June 25, 2022. (Bureau of Land Management) In June, the largest tundra fire the ...

"If this trend continues, it could have a number of consequences," said Robert Björk, an Arctic ecosystem researcher at the ...

The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs. From beaver ...

In the Arctic tundra of Alaska, climate change is forcing an Alaska Native village to relocate. Rising temperatures are melting the underground permafrost. The melted ice then mixes with the soil, ...

Local reindeer grazing history is an important determinant in the response of an ecosystem’s carbon sink to climate warming, say researchers. The significance of reindeer grazing history to tundra ...

After a 10,000-year absence, wildfires have returned to the Arctic tundra, and a new study shows that their impact could extend far beyond the areas blackened by flames. After a 10,000-year absence, ...

It may be cold up there in the Arctic, but that doesn't mean it doesn't burn. And as the planet gets warmer, tundra fires are not only becoming more common, they may also shift a huge amount of carbon ...

Beavers are marching north into the Arctic tundra, colonizing parts of Alaska and Canada and significantly altering the landscape. The report, Beaver Engineering: Tracking a New Disturbance in the ...

I awoke staring up at the stretched plastic ceiling and wooden skeleton of our weatherized tent; an older model, its timber framing is the inspiration for the somewhat startling name “splinterhaven” ...

Miles Pollard is an economic policy analyst with the Center for Data Analysis at The Heritage Foundation. A “green energy” project in rural North Dakota is yet another such initiative that misses the ...

It may be cold up there in the Arctic, but that doesn't mean it doesn't burn. And as the planet gets warmer, tundra fires are not only becoming more common, they may also shift a huge amount of carbon ...