Tag: Alaska

Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska is a reminder that the 49th state was once a Russian territory

Polar Journal AG Team

On Aug. 15, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. It will reportedly be the first time a Russian leader has set foot in Alaska since Russia sold the territory to the U.S. 178 years ago.

Tsunami warnings for Alaskan islands after 8.8-earthquake

Dr. Michael Wenger

After the strongest earthquake recorded this year near the Russian Kamchatka Peninsula, tsunami warnings were issued from Alaska to Antarctica.

The Polar Retrospective - Successful Antarctic Citizen Science Project, Arctic Toxins and Erupting Volcanoes

Polar Journal AG Team

The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world’s polar regions. This week we take a look at the impact of an NASA backed citizen science project in Antarctica, the increase in toxins levels in the Alaskan Arctic, and melting glaciers that might trigger more volcanoes eruptions.

The Polar Retrospective - Alaskan senator between ice and oil, Antarctic debates in Milan and leopard seals' diet

Polar Journal AG Team

The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world’s polar regions. This week we take a look at an Alaskan senator facing warming state and icy situation in Washington, at the 47th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings, and the impact of leopard seals' diet.

The Polar Retrospective - A volcano under pressure, an Inuit village exposed to PFAS and a discovery below the ice

Polar Journal AG Team

This week we look at a quaking volcano in Alaska, a serious health issue in Ittoqqortoormiit and an ecosystem uncovered by a calving iceberg.

The Polar Retrospective - Skuas found dead, the winner of the Iditarod race, and a new Antarctic map

Polar Journal AG Team

The Polar Retrospective looks at recent stories from around the world's polar regions. This week we look at the impact of bird flu south of the Antarctic Peninsula, the results of the major dog race in Alaska, and Antarctica under the ice cap.

Microplastics are in the fetal tissues of Alaska spotted seals, new research finds

Polar Journal AG Team

UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage from maternal seals to their young

Nunavut, a bright spot in the Arctic's socio-economic doldrums

Camille Lin

The economic dynamism of Canada's north did not go unnoticed by Business Index North researchers when they looked at economic development in the Arctic.

The Polar Retrospective - Erased graffiti, an updated map, Arctic killer whales, and a Finnish inconvenience

Polar Journal AG Team

This week we look at a mission to clean up a graffitied building in Antarctica, a new South Orkney Islands map, an increase in Arctic killer whales, and rising tourism prices in Finland.

The Polar Retrospective - Alaskan drilling, Greenlandic protests, and a year of glacial preservation

Polar Journal AG Team

From the week where Donald Trump became president we look at his drilling ambitions in Alaska, continued protests in Greenland, and a year dedicated to glaciers.