Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world's arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world’s arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings are important given the ...

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 ...

FAIRBANKS — The July 2007 tundra fire near the Anaktuvuk River was the largest such ever recorded, but that wasn’t the only thing that made it noteworthy. According to a new study published in the ...

Climate change in the Arctic is a growing concern for natural resource conservation and management as a result of accelerated warming and associated shifts in the distribution and abundance of ...

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” ...