Arctic Issues and Policy Ideas (1-4)

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Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness, & Progress

How is this a Continuing Issue? While some progress has been made in recent years due to regulations and better containment techniques (in the form of higher-quality equipment, new recovery technologies, etc), there is still more to be done. This is still a recurring problem - the effects of which are environmentally, economically, and socially...

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North Slope Oil Production

Permafrost Thaw is an Existential Crisis For Alaskan North Slope Oil Production Permafrost covers nearly ¼ of the land mass in the northern hemisphere, and its existence is essential to a continuation of indigenous ways of life as well as the operation of heavy industry in the region. (van Huissteden 2020a) Furthermore, nowhere in the...

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Arctic Wildland Fires

Arctic wildfires are not like other wildfires and the extent of the impact they could have on our world is terrifying. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/zombie-fires-highest-carbon-emissions-record-arctic-russia/ The problem is DEEPER than we think! Arctic fires are not limited to aboveground forest fires which can be beneficial for terrestrial ecosystems, bringing us to the true problem that we are currently facing in...

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Arctic Peatland Wildfires — Jack Burnett

The Arctic is Burning When you think of the Arctic, fire is probably not the first thing that comes to mind, but from 2002-2013, an average of 250,000km2 of Arctic land have burned annually. (Wired) Arctic wildfires are a unique and complicated problem. Fires often occur rapidly and in areas that are not easily accessed...

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