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Climate Champions Season 1: Alaska

Alaska has many iconic landscapes: frozen tundra, vast boreal forests, glacier-capped peaks, towering coastal rainforests. Yet Alaska is also warming twice as fast as the continental U.S., creating concerns for the animals, ecosystems, and people who call the state home. Hear from scientists with the USGS Alaska Science Center working to understand climate threats to Alaska and its inhabitants.