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Alaskan seascape

Many people in the Arctic are staying put despite climate change, study reports

May 10, 2024

Temperatures are rising rapidly in the Arctic, raising questions about how communities are coping in the shifting climate. A team led by Penn State researchers reviewed studies from the past 30 years to examine whether these challenges are causing people to migrate out of the area — or if, and why…
News Topics: POLARISCSAArctic ResearchMigration Research
Boats on Bristol Bay

Project reveals pandemic perceptions in Alaskan fishing community

Mar 12, 2024

When the COVID-19 pandemic spread across United States in early 2020, people’s perceptions of the disease varied widely. Penn State researchers examined those perceptions in Bristol Bay, Alaska, home to the world’s largest commercial salmon fishery, and found people’s perceptions of risk due to…
News Topics: AlaskaCOVID-19POLARIS

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