Science & Technology
World’s biggest cumulative logjam, newly mapped in the Arctic, stores 3.4 million tons of carbon
Throughout the Arctic, fallen trees make their way from forests to the ocean by way of rivers. Those logs can stack up as the river twists and turns, resulting in long-term carbon storage. A new study has mapped the largest known woody deposit, coverin…
As rising temperatures affect Alaskan rivers, effects ripple through Indigenous communities
Six decades of river gage data gathered from nine rivers in Alaska highlight the cumulative and consequential impacts of climate change for local communities and ecosystems in the Arctic.