China Tests Domestic Satellite Communication in Arctic As Polar Capabilities Expand

China has tested its GW satellite internet system during this year’s Arctic expedition. The trial linked research vessels with an Antarctica research station. The trial adds to China’s wider push to...

Chinese Heavy-Lift Ships Remain Off Northern Norway as German Navy Vessel Patrols Area

Two Chinese heavy-lift vessels, including one sanctioned for its role in Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 project, remain off northern Norway, despite winds having eased substantially. The vessels have been off...

Migratory birds spread avian influenza to Greenland’s polar bears | Cornell Chronicle

Scientists found evidence of infections in bear blood samples acquired from Greenland Inuit subsistence hunters.

Anchorage Security and Defense Dialogue - Ted Stevens Center

The TSC’s annual flagship event, Anchorage Security and Defense Dialogue, is the premier Arctic Security gathering.  ASDD convenes senior defense and security decision-makers from across the U.S. and...

Norway and Russia Have Reached a Fisheries Agreement for 2027

Norway and Russia have agreed on a fisheries agreement for 2027. “For the first time in six years, we are seeing an increase in the cod quota in the Barents Sea,” says Norwegian Minister of Fisheries...

Winter storm brings power outages, flight cancellations to Western Alaska

The Weather Service says travel throughout the region will be dangerous to impossible through the weekend and recommends traveling only in an emergency and with survival gear.

More than 20 years of data challenge one-size-fits-all view of Arctic cloud-forming particles

As the climate gets warmer, the number of particles that make up clouds in the Arctic may increase or decrease, depending on the specific area. A new study indicates that the Arctic should be divided...

NORTHCOM Wraps Radar Test to Boost Early Arctic Early Warning

U.S. Northern Command and research organizations wrapped up a radar test to detect threats at longer ranges in Alaska and Canada.

Norway set on tapping into Arctic gas potential: New study to unlock 1988 Barents Sea discovery

Norway is targeting untapped Arctic energy by commissioning a new study to shed more light on the 1988 gas discovery in the Barents Sea.

News & Events - US Arctic Research Commission

Arctic Experiment Explores Ways to Close Air Surveillance Gaps

U.S. military personnel, scientists and international partners conducted live-fly testing in Alaska during the final event of a three-year Arctic air domain awareness experiment series, collecting

Research in Focus: As permafrost thaws, Alaska’s hillsides become more vulnerable to erosion -...

New research in Alaska finds hillslope erosion is two to three times greater in areas with patchier permafrost.

Coast Guard Cutter Munro Wraps Up Arctic Patrol After Tracking Chinese Research Ships

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro has returned to its homeport in Alameda, California, following a 112-day patrol across the Bering Sea and Arctic Ocean that included monitoring Chinese research...