Unusual Stellar sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) sighting in Utqiaġvik.

New research shows that permafrost soils hold massive quantities of mercury — nearly twice as much as is held in all other soils in the world, plus the mercury in the oceans and the atmosphere —

Snow is melting sooner and coming in later on the North Slope, and that, in turn, is having an affect on other ecological variables.

Climate-induced habitat changes on Alaska's North Slope such as coastal erosion and permafrost thaw have produced more food for migrating brant, a study says.

11-11-13 Weather effects caribou migration and season - Barrow, Alaska, USA

Residents were amazed to see lightning actually arching down to the ground.