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A new memoir chronicles Alaska’s pioneering work in space science at Poker Flat Research Range, detailing collaborations with the Brown family and researcher Sue Mitchell.

Multiple recent cyclones have weakened Arctic sea‑ice, raising the risk of storm surge along exposed coastal regions.

IARC has launched a new online course titled "Climate Change in Arctic Environments", led by experts Rick Thoman and John Walsh, offering an in‑depth look at Arctic climate science.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called a third special session to evaluate the Alaska gas pipeline, while author Daniel Russell argues that the project may lack economic viability without tax changes and suggests postponing construction until global LNG supply pressures ease.

U.S. oil wildcatter delays its planned drilling in Greenland after encountering permitting hurdles and a formal rebuke from the island nation’s government, underscoring friction over Arctic energy development.

Staffing changes at the Alaska Native Language Center—retirement of director Anna Berge and resignation of assistant professor Bruce Irwin—raise concerns that long‑term language documentation could be lost, though UAF says the center remains operational and aims to expand its work.

Researchers from Turkey's sixth National Arctic Expedition surveyed the High Arctic and identified a range of emerging environmental threats, highlighting rapid ecological changes in the region.

MustRead Alaska's opinion piece argues that Alaska's unique position inside both the Arctic and Indo‑Pacific makes it a strategic hinge, urging the next governor to act.

The planned Mackenzie Valley Highway promises to reshape the Sahtu region by providing continuous road access, boosting local supply chains, diversifying an economy set to contract as Imperial Oil pulls out, and offering residents greater mobility for goods, services and recreation.

Repatriation effort has identified six children from Fort Resolution’s former residential school, with five returned and a sixth pending, while reform of the Archeological Sites Act aims to streamline similar recoveries across Canada.

Russia views the Arctic as a growing NATO front and is ramping up its own actions there.

South Korean carrier PanStar has bought a 2700‑TEU vessel to advance its first Arctic container shipping trial on the Northern Sea Route.

The Norwegian vessel Kronprins Haakon has reached the westernmost point of the Arctic Ocean during its 50‑day Arctic Ocean 2050 expedition, marking a milestone in ongoing field research on climate and oceanographic changes.

China has launched a new Arctic shipping corridor linking its Ningbo‑Zhoushan port to the UK’s Felixstowe via Russia’s Northern Sea Route, potentially cutting transit time in half.

Three NATO members have progressed the Type 212CD submarine initiative, aiming to increase joint under‑sea combat readiness and interoperability across the Arctic Sea, thereby reinforcing regional maritime security.

The new daily gridded dataset from 1978 to present covers sea‑ice edge and type, derived from satellite observations and available via the Arctic Hub. It offers researchers continuous, high‑resolution data to analyze long‑term Arctic ice changes and inform policy and operational decisions.

July 2026 recorded extreme heat across more than 70% of the Arctic, with temperatures exceeding seasonal averages by up to 35 °C in Siberia. This spike underscores growing high‑latitude warming and its broader climatic implications.

The French Tara Polar Station left Lorient on July 19 2026 for its inaugural year‑long drift in central Arctic pack ice, carrying an international crew that will monitor climate, sea ice, marine life and pollution to refine models and inform conservation.

The U.S. federal government has withdrawn funding for a key Arctic climate report, raising fears that scientists will have less ability to monitor and understand changes in the region.

Exports from Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 jumped this year as the arrival of two Chinese modules lifted gas production to a new record level, surpassing output seen in 2024 and 2025.

Glenfarne Group is negotiating with two additional buyers for an extra 3 million‑ton LNG supply agreement, moving the $55 billion Alaska LNG mega‑project closer to a final investment decision. The plan would create a Pacific export hub and shorten delivery times to Japan and South Korea.

The U.S. federal government has decided it will not support NOAA’s Arctic Report Card, a key climate assessment that tracks conditions across the Arctic region.