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Interior to Evaluate Influence of Arctic Drilling on Beaufort and Chukchi Seas

By Alan Sorum | Published: 13 April 2010

“As part of the Administration commitment to ensuring that offshore oil and gas decisions are based on science and sound information, the U.S. Geological Survey will examine and summarize what information is available about the Arctic and what knowledge gaps may exist regarding environmental sensitivities, including impending climate change, and other factors that would be considered in decisions about potential future development in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.”

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Six States of Alaska – Many Different Regions Found Within One Great Land

By Alan Sorum | Published: 13 January 2010

An inability to comprehend the great distances found in Alaska is a realization newcomers often encounter in the Great Land. Alaska defies their attempts to compare it with past experiences. Terrain varies immensely and distances between regions are vast. A useful way to understand Alaska is consider it as six states within a much greater [...]

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Arctic Summers Could Soon be Ice-Free

By Alan Sorum | Published: 24 November 2009

Currently sea ice covers some 1.8 million square miles of the arctic during the summer season. Recent research expects the ice extent to rapidly decrease over the next 30 years to an average area of 390,000 square miles, which is a much shorter period than previous anticipated. Muyin Wang and James Overland had their study [...]

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