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• University of Alaska Fairbanks Study Warns of Rapid Decline in Shorefast Ice Protecting Northern Coastlines

  Published: Mar 28, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A comprehensive 27-year analysis reveals that Alaska's landfast ice is forming later and disappearing faster than previously modeled. Researchers found that the Chukchi and Beaufor...

• Alaska coastal ice season shrinks by up to 57 days as Arctic landfast ice reaches record lows

  Published: Mar 21, 2026

  Section: Science & Tech

  A 27-year analysis by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists reveals a dramatic decline in landfast sea ice across the Chukchi and Beaufort seas. The findings show that warming...