| <> President Obama to Announce New Steps to Enhance Administration Collaboration with Alaska Natives, the State of Alaska, and Local Communities - Climate change threatens the way of life of Alaska Natives across the state, from the North Slope to Bristol Bay -- the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, and is experiencing the consequences. - Remarks by the President at the GLACIER Conference -- Anchorage, AK
- Remarks by Secretary of State, John Kerry at the Global Leadership in the Arctic: Cooperation, Innovation, Engagement, and Resilience (GLACIER) Conference Opening Plenary
- Recording climate change from the top of the world - Spring came early this year, breaking several records at the top of the world in Barrow, Alaska, according to a new report that combines observations from NOAA, the North Slope Borough and a scientist who has tracked an Arctic bird for the last four decades -- Barrow experienced its warmest May on record, averaging 28 degrees Fahrenheit, which is nearly 9 degrees above the average for the last 90 years.
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