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    The northern lights appear over Shishmaref, Alaska, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Rising sea levels, flooding, increased erosion and loss of protective sea ice and land have led residents of this island community to vote twice to relocate. But more than six years after the last vote, Shishmaref remains in the same place because the relocation is too costly. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
    Climate migration: Alaska village resists despite threats
    By Luis Andres Henao Associated Press • October 28, 2022 2:30 am

    Climate change is partially to blame for the rising seas, flooding, erosion and loss of protective ice and land

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    Photo courtesy of Owen Squires
Steven Ireland-Haight sits in his retired packraft early on in his year-long trip to paddle and walk from Juneau to Washington, D.C., to raise money and awareness about climate change.
Photo courtesy Owen Squires
Steven Ireland-Haight sits in his retired packraft early on in his yearlong trip to paddle and walk from Juneau to Washington, D.C., to raise money and awareness about climate change.
    Crossing the country for climate change: A Juneau...
    By Clarise Larson • August 24, 2022 2:30 am

    If you told Steven Ireland-Haight a year ago he’d be two months into a yearlong journey to cross the waters…

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    FILE - A woman stands next to an antenna at an NYU base camp at the Helheim glacier in Greenland on Friday, Aug. 16, 2019. In an effort to combat climate change and help develop Arctic communities, the Department of Energy Wednesday announced it was seeking to develop new sustainable energy projects in Alaska. (AP Photo / Felipe Dana)
    Feds promote Arctic energy innovation
    By Peter Segall • November 24, 2021 2:30 am

    Living laboratory.

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    An arctic tern flies away with a meal. Increased acidity of Earth’s oceans could have a huge effect on fish populations and those that depend on the fish.-Photo by Jessica Ryan
    The other CO2 problem: Oceans are becoming more...
    By Tony Lewkowski • September 5, 2013 7:39 am

    We often hear about climate warming and melting arctic sea ice in the news, but have you ever wondered what…

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