Climate Change in the Far North

Graphic from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.
Graphic from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

President Obama will be in Alaska soon, and he says climate change is the reason for the visit. Sea ice is disappearing. Permafrost is melting. And the state is grappling with increasing coastal erosion and wildfires. Climate change is here. Scientists who have studied warming in Alaska for decades join us on the next Talk of Alaska Statewide.

Listen now:

HOST: Annie Feidt

GUEST:

  • Vladimir Romanovsky, professor at UAF’s Geophysical Institute
  • John Walsh, Chief Research Scientist at the International Arctic Research Center at UAF
  • Tom Ravens, professor of civil engineering at UAA

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  • Call 550-8422 in Anchorage or 1-800-478-8255 if you’re outside Anchorage during the live broadcast

LIVE Broadcast: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. on APRN stations statewide.

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Annie Feidt is the broadcast managing editor at Alaska Public Media. Reach her atafeidt@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Anniehere

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