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The Arctic Encounter Symposium celebrated it's 10th year in Anchorage, Alaska at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center. Arctic leaders, policy makers and creatives gathered from April 10-12th, 2024 to discuss challenges and successes of the today's current events in the Arctic. This episode is about the importance of empowering storytelling of the Inupiaq and how their youth need positive role models that embody the values and traditions of their people. Podcaster, Alice Glenn ...

The Arctic Report Card is an annual report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). The efforts of scientists and climate specialists to create this robust scientific report every year is impressive. The amount of work contributed to this scientific document is extremely important in documenting climate change in the Arctic, which is warming at an alarming rate. Today's episode is a conversation with Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at IARC’s Alaska Center for ...

Lonnie Dupre is a polar explorer and mountaineer who has spent considerable time in cold climates. Over a span of 4 decades, Lonnie has witnessed tremendous changes of polar regions of the world due to global warming, including Greenland and Alaska. While Lonnie is mostly an adventurer, he is also an advocate for spreading the awareness of global warming. Recently, the film AMKA, meaning "one with a friendly spirit" in Inuktun was released. This heartwarming film is a story in which the...

At the end of August, 2023, Alaska has been seeing some record continuous rainfall in Anchorage while South Central Alaska is experiencing flooding. Today's conversation with Climate Scientist, Brian Brettschneider, we discuss observations and challenges of the information age where people get overwhelmed by weather overload. While climate change can cause grief and despair, there is hope in how humans are working to overcome the challenges. This episode includes what the summer highlig...

The Arctic Encounter Symposium, 2023 has been completed! After tremendous teamwork by event organizers, Rachel Kallander and Jackson Blackwell and staff, this year's Arctic Encounters Symposium was hugely inspiring. It was held March 29-31, 2023 at the Dena'ina Center in downtown Anchorage, Alaska.This episode brings you to the wonderful voices and sounds of this year's speakers, including indigenous leaders and people passionate about the Arctic.The theme of mentoring and "Who are you bringi...

The Arctic Report Card is an annual report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). The efforts of scientists and climate specialists to create this robust scientific report every year is impressive. The amount of work contributed to this scientific document is extremely important in documenting climate change in the Arctic, which is warming at an alarming rate. Today's episode is a conversation with Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at IARC’s Alaska Center for ...