Arctic Report Card Saved | Anchorage News

0:00So, you know that Arctic report card, the one that tracks all the changes of North, like sea ice and how green the tundra is? Well, it almost got the blood pulled. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, stopped funding it back in August, which was a big deal because over 100 scientists, many from Alaska, put it together every year. But here's the good news, the report is safe for now. The American Geophysical Union, a science nonprofit, is stepping in to keep it going. They've teamed up with a bunch of partners, including climate.us, the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the University of Colorado Boulder. This is huge because the report has been a go-to source for climate information for 20 years. It gives us the real scoop on what's happening in the Arctic, and losing it would have been a major blow to understanding our planet's changes. The American Geophysical Union is also working on finding long-term funding to make sure the report keeps coming out year after year.

1:00They're optimistic about securing the money needed to continue this important work indefinitely. This year's report is still on track to drop in December, and it'll be presented at the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco. So even though there was a scare, the Arctic report card is here to stay. Answer update from Anchorage News today, powered by AI.