Climate change in Alaska - Wikipedia Hog Butte Fire, Alaska, June 2022 Sign thanking firefighters, Deshka Landing Fire, 2019 In August 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency reported that "[o]ver the past 60 years, most of the state has warmed three degrees (F) on average and six degrees during winter" [1] As a result of this temperature increase, the EPA noted that "Arctic sea ice is retreating, shores are eroding, glaciers
List of mammals of Ireland - Wikipedia There are 27 mammal species native to Ireland or naturalised in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland before 1500 The Red List of Irish terrestrial mammals was updated in 2019, with assessments of these 27 species One species is locally extinct, one is vulnerable and 25 are least concern species Not assessed were nine mammal
Fairbanks, Alaska - Wikipedia The population estimate for the Fairbanks North Star Borough was 95,655 The racial makeup of the North Star Borough was 68 9% White, 4 1% Black, 7 9% Alaska Native or Native American, 3 2% Asian, 0 6% Pacific Islander; 7 6% identified as Hispanic or Latino, and 12 7% identified as two or more races [71]
Wildlife of Antarctica - Wikipedia Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) are a keystone species, forming an important part of the Antarctic food web At least 235 marine species are found in both Antarctica and the Arctic, ranging in size from whales and birds to small marine snails, sea cucumbers, and mud-dwelling worms
Kodiak, Alaska - Wikipedia When Alaska became a state in 1959, government assistance in housing, transportation, and education added additional benefits [21] Street of Kodiak in 1965 In March 1964, a tectonic tsunami struck the city during the 1964 Alaska earthquake with 30-foot (9 1 m) waves that killed 15 people and caused $11 million in damage Some areas near
Brooks Range - Wikipedia Alaska wilderness; exploring the Central Brooks Range 2nd ed Berkeley: University of California Press ISBN 0-520-24498-2; Mayfield, C F et al (1984) Reconnaissance geologic map of southeastern Misheguk Mountain quadrangle, Alaska [Miscellaneous Investigations Series Map I-1503] Reston, Va : U S Department of the Interior, U S Geological
Elizabeth Peratrovich - Wikipedia Elizabeth Peratrovich (née Elizabeth Jean Wanamaker; Tlingit: Ḵaax̲gal aat [qʰaχ ɡʌɬ ʔatʰ]; [1] July 4, 1911 – December 1, 1958) [2] was an American civil rights activist, Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, [3] and a Tlingit who worked for equality on behalf of Alaska Natives [4]