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Northwest Passage - Arctic Exploration, Maritime Trade, Climate Change - Britannica
Northwest Passage - Arctic Exploration, Maritime Trade, Climate Change Britannica
📢 Published on 📅 18 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Northwest Passage - Britannica
Northwest Passage Britannica
📢 Published on 📅 18 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Arctic air moves south as Pacific Northwest residents stay alert after severe flooding - kutv.com
Arctic air moves south as Pacific Northwest residents stay alert after severe flooding kutv.com
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2025 🕒 2:46 am
Arctic air sweeps south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding - adn.com
Arctic air sweeps south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Arctic air plunges south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding - abc7.com
Arctic air plunges south as residents of the Pacific Northwest remain on guard after severe flooding abc7.com
📢 Published on 📅 13 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink - CBC
Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink CBC
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
The Mysterious “Little People” of Northwest Alaska Are Just One Example of the Supernatural in Arctic Wilderness - Outdoor Life
The Mysterious “Little People” of Northwest Alaska Are Just One Example of the Supernatural in Arctic Wilderness Outdoor Life
📢 Published on 📅 8 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Northwest Arctic advocacy group focuses on hunger - kotz.org
Northwest Arctic advocacy group focuses on hunger kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 2 December 2025 🕒 8:00 am
‘Arctic Intrusion’ to Bring Falling Temperatures, Heavy Snow to Northwest Montana Over Thanksgiving - flatheadbeacon.com
‘Arctic Intrusion’ to Bring Falling Temperatures, Heavy Snow to Northwest Montana Over Thanksgiving flatheadbeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
One man is dead, another missing after falling through thin ice near Kotzebue - adn.com
One man is dead, another missing after falling through thin ice near Kotzebue adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 November 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Solar in Alaska? UVM Researchers Aim to Lower Energy Costs in Northern U.S. | Gund Institute for Environment - uvm.edu
📢 Published on 📅 29 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Arctic continues recovery efforts 3 weeks after major flooding - kotz.org
Northwest Arctic continues recovery efforts 3 weeks after major flooding kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 28 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Keeping Voices from Vanishing - Local News Initiative
Keeping Voices from Vanishing Local News Initiative
📢 Published on 📅 27 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
In a Warming Arctic, a Fight Brews Over the Fabled Northwest Passage - The New York Times
In a Warming Arctic, a Fight Brews Over the Fabled Northwest Passage The New York Times
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Kodiak KINDNESS hires two new peer counselors, expands care for newborns in Northwest Alaska - kmxt.org
Kodiak KINDNESS hires two new peer counselors, expands care for newborns in Northwest Alaska kmxt.org
📢 Published on 📅 20 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Arctic communities assess flooding and erosion damages during a lull between storms - kotz.org
Northwest Arctic communities assess flooding and erosion damages during a lull between storms kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 11 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Representatives from the City of Kotzebue and NW Arctic Borough discuss storm aftermath - kotz.org
Representatives from the City of Kotzebue and NW Arctic Borough discuss storm aftermath kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 10 October 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Arctic Borough VPSO fires multiple shots at armed Kiana man - kotz.org
Northwest Arctic Borough VPSO fires multiple shots at armed Kiana man kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 22 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Breaking Barriers in a Melting Arctic: First British Woman Solos Northwest Passage - Sail World Cruising
Breaking Barriers in a Melting Arctic: First British Woman Solos Northwest Passage Sail World Cruising
📢 Published on 📅 14 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Alaska communities brace for more rain after wettest August ever - kotz.org
Northwest Alaska communities brace for more rain after wettest August ever kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 11 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
At Last, Quintillion Completes Arctic Cable Repair - Broadband Breakfast
At Last, Quintillion Completes Arctic Cable Repair Broadband Breakfast
📢 Published on 📅 4 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Quintillion to Repair Broken Arctic Fiber Line After Six-Month Delay - Broadband Breakfast
Quintillion to Repair Broken Arctic Fiber Line After Six-Month Delay Broadband Breakfast
📢 Published on 📅 14 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Sheefish habitat is expanding, study finds - adn.com
Sheefish habitat is expanding, study finds adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 May 2025 🕒 7:00 am
2025's Most Underrated Towns In Alaska - WorldAtlas
2025's Most Underrated Towns In Alaska WorldAtlas
📢 Published on 📅 28 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
DOGE-Alaska: You won't believe how much Northwest Arctic Borough schools pay (from your tax dollars) for broadband - mustreadalaska.com
DOGE-Alaska: You won't believe how much Northwest Arctic Borough schools pay (from your tax dollars) for broadband mustreadalaska.com
📢 Published on 📅 21 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Federal employees in the Northwest Arctic laid off in massive national sweep - The Arctic Sounder - adn.com
Federal employees in the Northwest Arctic laid off in massive national sweep - The Arctic Sounder adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 March 2025 🕒 8:00 am
I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice - Outdoor Life
I Canoed the Northwest Passage Solo. The Arctic Nearly Killed Me — Twice Outdoor Life
📢 Published on 📅 2 March 2025 🕒 8:00 am
‘The world order could start to evolve from the Arctic’: Trump, thin ice and the fight for the Northwest Passage - The Guardian
‘The world order could start to evolve from the Arctic’: Trump, thin ice and the fight for the Northwest Passage The Guardian
📢 Published on 📅 31 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Northwest Arctic energy projects would be impacted by federal funding uncertainty - adn.com
Northwest Arctic energy projects would be impacted by federal funding uncertainty adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 30 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska tundra areas are on opposite trends - alaskabeacon.com
Caribou herds in Arctic Alaska tundra areas are on opposite trends alaskabeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Siikauraq Whiting Named Superintendent of Western Arctic National Parklands - National Park Service (.gov)
Siikauraq Whiting Named Superintendent of Western Arctic National Parklands National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 17 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
In the Northwest Arctic, damaging late-season storms could also be delaying sea ice formation - adn.com
In the Northwest Arctic, damaging late-season storms could also be delaying sea ice formation adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 16 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Temperatures to Plunge as Arctic Airmass Arrives in Northwest Montana on Friday - flatheadbeacon.com
Temperatures to Plunge as Arctic Airmass Arrives in Northwest Montana on Friday flatheadbeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 15 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Freezing cold arctic blast on the way to Northwest Florida - weartv.com
Freezing cold arctic blast on the way to Northwest Florida weartv.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Annual meeting highlights positive trends for Western Arctic Caribou Herd though there is no population count this year - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Arctic cold front Tuesday night; subzero temperatures and wind chills ahead - mprnews.org
Arctic cold front Tuesday night; subzero temperatures and wind chills ahead mprnews.org
📢 Published on 📅 10 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Several Northwest Alaska communities should have internet speeds as fast as in Anchorage - adn.com
Several Northwest Alaska communities should have internet speeds as fast as in Anchorage adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
New report highlights increased polar bear presence and challenging travel in Northwest Alaska as the Arctic warms up - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Fall storm damages houses in Kotzebue and Northwest Alaska villages - The Arctic Sounder - adn.com
Fall storm damages houses in Kotzebue and Northwest Alaska villages - The Arctic Sounder adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 22 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Is an arctic fox loose in Portland? Experts aren’t sure - opb.org
Is an arctic fox loose in Portland? Experts aren’t sure opb.org
📢 Published on 📅 10 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Moto elected as Northwest Arctic Borough mayor for a 2nd term - adn.com
Moto elected as Northwest Arctic Borough mayor for a 2nd term adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 2 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Longtime Northwest Arctic elected official challenges current borough mayor - The Arctic Sounder - adn.com
Longtime Northwest Arctic elected official challenges current borough mayor - The Arctic Sounder adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 September 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Arctic Alaska House race focuses on issues that candidates say unite the remote region - alaskabeacon.com
Arctic Alaska House race focuses on issues that candidates say unite the remote region alaskabeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 19 September 2024 🕒 7:00 am
GCI refuels broadband network that serves Northwest Alaska - adn.com
GCI refuels broadband network that serves Northwest Alaska adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 30 July 2024 🕒 7:00 am
German scientists get bird's-eye view of permafrost thaw in Northwest Arctic - kyuk.org
German scientists get bird's-eye view of permafrost thaw in Northwest Arctic kyuk.org
📢 Published on 📅 19 July 2024 🕒 7:00 am
At 71, a longtime Northwest Arctic leader wins the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics sportsmanship award - adn.com
At 71, a longtime Northwest Arctic leader wins the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics sportsmanship award adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 17 July 2024 🕒 7:00 am
The Northwest Arctic Borough is the first Alaska region in years to arm a VPSO - adn.com
The Northwest Arctic Borough is the first Alaska region in years to arm a VPSO adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 26 May 2024 🕒 7:00 am
With Red Dog Mine scheduled to run out, Northwest Arctic Borough considers the future of shrinking budget - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 7 May 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Arctic school officials plan to cut additional meals and middle school sports to balance budget deficit - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 30 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Wilderness in Kobuk Valley National Park - National Park Service (.gov)
Wilderness in Kobuk Valley National Park National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Federal regulators cut Western Arctic caribou harvest limit to 15 animals a year - adn.com
Federal regulators cut Western Arctic caribou harvest limit to 15 animals a year adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
In Northwest Arctic, federal grant will bring heat pumps to homes, solar energy to villages - adn.com
In Northwest Arctic, federal grant will bring heat pumps to homes, solar energy to villages adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 March 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Grant could steeply reduce costs of home heating and power generation for Northwest Alaska - alaskabeacon.com
Grant could steeply reduce costs of home heating and power generation for Northwest Alaska alaskabeacon.com
📢 Published on 📅 1 March 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Two Iñupiaq women work to become village-based lactation counselors to better support mothers in Northwest Alaska - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 22 February 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Free home internet for Northwest Arctic student households ends this month - adn.com
Free home internet for Northwest Arctic student households ends this month adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 February 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Woman and 5 children die in Northwest Alaska house fire - The Arctic Sounder - adn.com
Woman and 5 children die in Northwest Alaska house fire - The Arctic Sounder adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 January 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Residents unaccounted for after residential fire in Noorvik - adn.com
Residents unaccounted for after residential fire in Noorvik adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 24 January 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Northwest shelters striving to ease housing shortage face challenges - adn.com
Northwest shelters striving to ease housing shortage face challenges adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 11 January 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Parade of storms, Arctic blast to wallop Northwest and northern Rockies - accuweather.com
Parade of storms, Arctic blast to wallop Northwest and northern Rockies accuweather.com
📢 Published on 📅 8 January 2024 🕒 6:10 pm
News - Alaska Marines deliver toys throughout Northwest Arctic Borough for Toys for Tots - DVIDS
News - Alaska Marines deliver toys throughout Northwest Arctic Borough for Toys for Tots DVIDS
📢 Published on 📅 22 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Recent NBA player visits more Northwest Alaska villages and opens up about personal challenges - The Arctic Sounder - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Couple charged with illegally transporting caribou hunters to Northwest Alaska - adn.com
Couple charged with illegally transporting caribou hunters to Northwest Alaska adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Weekly grief counseling offers support and coping tools to Northwest Arctic residents - adn.com
Weekly grief counseling offers support and coping tools to Northwest Arctic residents adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 2 November 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Western Arctic Caribou Herd keeps shrinking, 2023 census shows - adn.com
Western Arctic Caribou Herd keeps shrinking, 2023 census shows adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 29 October 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Arctic Cowboys Complete Northwest Passage - Paddling Magazine
Arctic Cowboys Complete Northwest Passage Paddling Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 10 October 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Winner of the only contested Northwest Arctic Borough race wants to lower the cost of living - adn.com
Winner of the only contested Northwest Arctic Borough race wants to lower the cost of living adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 10 October 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Candidates for Northwest Arctic Borough and Kotzebue city races talk about road maintenance, Red Dog Mine and recreation - adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 27 September 2023 🕒 7:00 am
A large fish that fills freezers in Northwest Alaska could be in danger - alaskapublic.org
A large fish that fills freezers in Northwest Alaska could be in danger alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 31 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Microgrids producing energy for remote arctic communities - alaskasnewssource.com
Microgrids producing energy for remote arctic communities alaskasnewssource.com
📢 Published on 📅 25 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
April 2023 Alaska and Arctic Climate Review - alaskaclimate.substack.com
April 2023 Alaska and Arctic Climate Review alaskaclimate.substack.com
📢 Published on 📅 5 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
North By Northwest: Arctic wolf hunt results in an adventure for Texan - tylerpaper.com
North By Northwest: Arctic wolf hunt results in an adventure for Texan tylerpaper.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Two Arctic boroughs support Ambler Road - North of 60 Mining News
Two Arctic boroughs support Ambler Road North of 60 Mining News
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Growing search underway for two young Northwest Alaska men missing for days - adn.com
Growing search underway for two young Northwest Alaska men missing for days adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 20 January 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Western Arctic Caribou Herd shrank more in 2022, hurting Northwest Arctic subsistence hunters - adn.com
Western Arctic Caribou Herd shrank more in 2022, hurting Northwest Arctic subsistence hunters adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 7 November 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Coast Guard Task Force Returns from Conducting Facility Inspections in Northwest Arctic Borough - Homeland Security Today
Coast Guard Task Force Returns from Conducting Facility Inspections in Northwest Arctic Borough Homeland Security Today
📢 Published on 📅 21 July 2022 🕒 7:00 am
2022 Kobuk 440 features mix of Northwest Arctic mushers and top Iditarod finishers - knom.org
2022 Kobuk 440 features mix of Northwest Arctic mushers and top Iditarod finishers knom.org
📢 Published on 📅 4 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska National Guard hosts Arctic Interest Council - army.mil
Alaska National Guard hosts Arctic Interest Council army.mil
📢 Published on 📅 1 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Santa rides a C-130: Marines bring toys to Northwest Arctic Borough - juneauempire.com
Santa rides a C-130: Marines bring toys to Northwest Arctic Borough juneauempire.com
📢 Published on 📅 23 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Changing climate, changing access for Arctic Indigenous harvesters in National Parklands - National Park Service (.gov)
Changing climate, changing access for Arctic Indigenous harvesters in National Parklands National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 9 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Partnering with the Northwest Arctic Borough to Support Local Communities - Teck Resources Limited
Partnering with the Northwest Arctic Borough to Support Local Communities Teck Resources Limited
📢 Published on 📅 30 June 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Report on Shipping in the Northwest Passage Launched - arctic-council.org
Report on Shipping in the Northwest Passage Launched arctic-council.org
📢 Published on 📅 13 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Geopolitical Implications of New Arctic Shipping Lanes - thearcticinstitute.org
Geopolitical Implications of New Arctic Shipping Lanes thearcticinstitute.org
📢 Published on 📅 18 March 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Angelica at Western Arctic National Parklands - National Park Service (.gov)
Angelica at Western Arctic National Parklands National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 14 January 2021 🕒 8:00 am
A Bridge Across Two Oceans: The Arctic Challenge to Panama Canal Shipping - thearcticinstitute.org
A Bridge Across Two Oceans: The Arctic Challenge to Panama Canal Shipping thearcticinstitute.org
📢 Published on 📅 7 January 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Northwest Arctic leaders urge Ambler Metals to focus on local hire for future mining - ktoo.org
Northwest Arctic leaders urge Ambler Metals to focus on local hire for future mining ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 23 September 2020 🕒 7:00 am
As Arctic warming accelerates, permafrost thaw hits Red Dog mine with $20 million bill - alaskapublic.org
As Arctic warming accelerates, permafrost thaw hits Red Dog mine with $20 million bill alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 1 September 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Arctic Borough pushes for restricting outside hunters over COVID-19 concerns - alaskapublic.org
Northwest Arctic Borough pushes for restricting outside hunters over COVID-19 concerns alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 27 August 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Caribou Resource Brief for the Arctic Network - National Park Service (.gov)
Caribou Resource Brief for the Arctic Network National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 27 July 2020 🕒 7:00 am
After 50-Plus Years, GSA Northwest/Arctic Regional Headquarters Leaving Auburn - GSA (.gov)
After 50-Plus Years, GSA Northwest/Arctic Regional Headquarters Leaving Auburn GSA (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 19 February 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Navigating The Northwest Passage For Climate Science - Science Friday
Navigating The Northwest Passage For Climate Science Science Friday
📢 Published on 📅 9 August 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Arctic Trade Fair - National Park Service (.gov)
Northwest Arctic Trade Fair National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 31 July 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Woman with Northwest Arctic roots breaks silence on sexual abuse in memoir - adn.com
Woman with Northwest Arctic roots breaks silence on sexual abuse in memoir adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 23 December 2018 🕒 8:00 am
Arctic Care 2018 Readiness Training Event Begins in Northwestern Alaska - U.S. Department of War (.gov)
Arctic Care 2018 Readiness Training Event Begins in Northwestern Alaska U.S. Department of War (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 16 April 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Bruno Kelpsas Named Regional Administrator of GSA’s Northwest Arctic Region - GSA (.gov)
Bruno Kelpsas Named Regional Administrator of GSA’s Northwest Arctic Region GSA (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 3 January 2018 🕒 8:00 am
The Future of the Northern Sea Route - A “Golden Waterway” or a Niche Trade Route - thearcticinstitute.org
The Future of the Northern Sea Route - A “Golden Waterway” or a Niche Trade Route thearcticinstitute.org
📢 Published on 📅 8 December 2017 🕒 11:42 pm
Ski trip through northwest Arctic invites comparison to hut-to-hut trekking in the Alps - adn.com
Ski trip through northwest Arctic invites comparison to hut-to-hut trekking in the Alps adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 9 February 2017 🕒 8:00 am
Northwest Arctic officials move ahead on new school for climate-threatened village - adn.com
Northwest Arctic officials move ahead on new school for climate-threatened village adn.com
📢 Published on 📅 15 January 2017 🕒 8:00 am
In Northwest Arctic, controversy continues on eve of new caribou restrictions - alaskapublic.org
In Northwest Arctic, controversy continues on eve of new caribou restrictions alaskapublic.org
📢 Published on 📅 28 June 2016 🕒 7:00 am
Federal board closes caribou hunting to non-locals in the Northwest Arctic - ktoo.org
Federal board closes caribou hunting to non-locals in the Northwest Arctic ktoo.org
📢 Published on 📅 30 April 2016 🕒 7:00 am
Melting Permafrost and Camping with Muskoxen: Planning for Oil Spills on Arctic Coasts - NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) (.gov)
Melting Permafrost and Camping with Muskoxen: Planning for Oil Spills on Arctic Coasts NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 6 August 2015 🕒 7:00 am
