{"id":138,"date":"2021-04-30T10:55:52","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T14:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/?page_id=138"},"modified":"2021-05-16T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T18:00:12","slug":"arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Arctic Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Click below on any of the four boxes to plunge into specific Arctic challenges!<\/p>\n<div id=\"ccchildpages-1\" class=\"ccchildpages ccflex twocol simple ccclearfix\"><div class=\"ccchildpage  ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-1 ccpage-id-142 ccpage-lo-hoglin ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-138 ccpage-parent-arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\"><h3 class=\"ccpage_title\" title=\"Coastal Erosion in Alaska\">Coastal Erosion in Alaska<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/erosion-building-300x180.png\" class=\"cc-child-pages-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Coastal Erosion in Alaska\" title=\"Coastal Erosion in Alaska\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/erosion-building-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/erosion-building-1024x613.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/erosion-building-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/erosion-building.png 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">What is coastal erosion? Coastal erosion is the process where local sea level rise, strong waves, and coastal flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and sands along a coast. It is a naturally occurring process that takes place wherever land and water interact. Overtime this process will change how the coastline looks. How...<\/div><p class=\"ccpages_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\/lo-hoglin\/\"  title=\"Read more ...\">Read more ...<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ccchildpage  cclast cceven ccpage-count-2 ccpage-id-145 ccpage-ailish-obrien ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-138 ccpage-parent-arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\"><h3 class=\"ccpage_title\" title=\"Icelandic Glaciers and Hydroelectric Power\">Icelandic Glaciers and Hydroelectric Power<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-20-at-10.07.50-AM-300x203.png\" class=\"cc-child-pages-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Icelandic Glaciers and Hydroelectric Power\" title=\"Icelandic Glaciers and Hydroelectric Power\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-20-at-10.07.50-AM-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-20-at-10.07.50-AM-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-20-at-10.07.50-AM-768x520.png 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Screen-Shot-2021-05-20-at-10.07.50-AM.png 1354w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">What Is a Glacier? A glacier is a dense, frozen mass made of compressed snow that has the ability to flow like a very slow river. It is part of the cryosphere which includes all the frozen elements of the hydrological (water) cycle. Glaciers cover 10% of the earth's land surface area and hold roughly...<\/div><p class=\"ccpages_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\/ailish-obrien\/\"  title=\"Read more ...\">Read more ...<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ccchildpage  ccfirst ccodd ccpage-count-3 ccpage-id-149 ccpage-lauren-caffe ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-138 ccpage-parent-arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\"><h3 class=\"ccpage_title\" title=\"Ocean Acidification in the Arctic\">Ocean Acidification in the Arctic<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/acidification-melt-pond-620-300x200.jpeg\" class=\"cc-child-pages-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Ocean Acidification in the Arctic\" title=\"Ocean Acidification in the Arctic\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/acidification-melt-pond-620-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/acidification-melt-pond-620.jpeg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">Hi, everyone! This page is dedicated to the issue of ocean acidification. What exactly it is, how it affects various systems in the Arctic region, and what people are doing about it. Hopefully you can gain some insight on this pressing matter while staying optimistic about sustainable paths forward! Maybe it'll even inspire future careers...<\/div><p class=\"ccpages_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\/lauren-caffe\/\"  title=\"Read more ...\">Read more ...<\/a><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ccchildpage  cclast cceven ccpage-count-4 ccpage-id-151 ccpage-kiera-dent ccpage-has-parent ccpage-pid-138 ccpage-parent-arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\"><h3 class=\"ccpage_title\" title=\"Arctic Foxes in a Changing Environment\">Arctic Foxes in a Changing Environment<\/h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Arctic-fox-1-300x198.jpeg\" class=\"cc-child-pages-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arctic Foxes in a Changing Environment\" title=\"Arctic Foxes in a Changing Environment\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Arctic-fox-1-300x198.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Arctic-fox-1-1024x677.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Arctic-fox-1-768x508.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Arctic-fox-1-1536x1016.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/05\/Arctic-fox-1.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><div class=\"ccpages_excerpt\">We can already see the effects of climate change altering the everyday lives of people across the globe. These large environmental changes, however, also effect the survival prospects of many different species and endanger the stability of ecosystems. One animal in particular that is impacted by climate change is the arctic fox. History of the...<\/div><p class=\"ccpages_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/arctic-issues-and-policy-ideas\/kiera-dent\/\"  title=\"Read more ...\">Read more ...<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Click below on any of the four boxes to plunge into specific Arctic challenges!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-138","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/138\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/gov-2577-spring-2021-managing-the-effects-of-climate-change\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}