Beaufort Sea ice cuts fiber-optic cable, limiting internet for about 20,000 residents of Northwest Alaska through summer
In January, sea ice severed a fiber-optic cable running along the floor of the Beaufort Sea several miles off the North Slope ...
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100s of new houses coming to undeveloped Beaufort island. Why is no public input required?
Proposals to build high-end homes on Cane Island near Beaufort are in the initial stages but a decades-old development ...
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Alaska’s groundwater releases a huge amount of carbon into the ocean
A seemingly minor trickle of groundwater beneath Alaska’s tundra is quietly releasing vast amounts of carbon into the ocean.
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Biden Administration Lets Oil Companies Disturb Polar Bears, Walruses in Alaska’s Western Arctic, Beaufort Sea
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Biden administration issued a final rule today allowing oil and gas companies operating in the Beaufort Sea and Western Arctic to harass polar bears and Pacific walruses when ...
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How The U.S. Claimed Vast New Arctic Territory -- In An Unusual Way
The new U.S. claim covers about 1 million square kilometers in the Beaufort Sea, a windswept expanse stretching hundreds of kilometers north from Alaska’s coastline. The area the United States ...
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Clear and cold, continuing into weekend
Friday will be mainly clear with increased high clouds at intervals. Temperatures will rise to16C inland and on the coast, and 8C in the higher mountains. Winds will be mainly south- to north-westerly ...
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Tracking polar bears in Beaufort Sea
WWF has donated satellite tracking collars to the US Geological Survey Alaska Science Center. The collars will be used for studies to fill key information gaps on how polar bears utilize sea ice ...
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Downtown Beaufort named to 10 Best In The U.S. list
Travel website World Atlas has named Beaufort to its 10 Best Downtowns in the United States list. Chosen for its antebellum architecture, historic district, and rich cultural past, Beaufort is in the ...
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Beaufort Sea ice cuts fiber-optic cable, limiting internet for about 20,000 residents of Northwest Alaska through summer
In January, sea ice severed a fiber-optic cable running along the floor of the Beaufort Sea several miles off the North Slope. The line is a key piece of Northwest Alaska’s broadband ...