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Melting sea ice in the Chukchi sea in June 2016 seen from the NOAA Twin Otter aircraft
Instrumented wave glider with Alaska glacier - Evans
Pelagic Trawl nets sample fish in the water column - Alex Andrews
North Pole with rainbow on July 5, 2010
Launching saildrone in Dutch Harbor AK ©Saildrone Inc. 2015

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January 07, 2025
Arctic maps explaining stable and disrupted polar vortex flow

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January 07, 2025

Despite rapid Arctic warming, plan... more

In the News

September 24, 2025

A specialized plane, camera and a crew of four are in Alaska to understand the ecosystems of the Bering and Chukchi... more

December 04, 2024

As the Northern Bering Sea ecosystem emerges from the extraordinary warmth that wreaked havoc on Alaska fisheries,... more

October 17, 2023

On a windy day in October 2013, a small team of engineers and boatbuilders watched the first wind-powered ocean... more