Climate and Environment

Drunken Forests: Teaching About Permafrost Thaw Through Personal Experience

Drunken forests develop due to permafrost thaw. Thawing makes trees bend and snap, leading to widespread tree mortality

Agents and the Arctic: The Case for Increased Use of Agent-Based Modeling to Study Permafrost

Agent-based modeling can simulate the complex effects of permafrost thaw on Arctic communities and should be used more

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Geoengineering and Green Colonialism with Aaron Cooper

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk with Aaron Cooper about eoengineering, and the green transition in the

Vulnerable Communities: How has the COVID-19 Pandemic affected Indigenous People in the Russian Arctic?

Russian Arctic Indigenous people are vulnerable to COVID-19 and afflicted by the lockdown as well as climate

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Arctic Climate Research, Policy-making and Advocacy in the US with Victoria Herrmann

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk with Victoria Herrmann about climate change research and teaching in

Translating Newfound Permafrost Knowledge into Climate Action

Permafrost degradation may seem hopeless, but we are not. This winter break translates our newfound permafrost

Why National Policies are a Key to Climate Action for the Arctic

For climate change, national policies are a huge aspect of saving our planet. Arctic-specific policies are explored in

Wildfires – The Arctic Amplification Feedback Cycle

Arctic wildfires have the potential to feedback and contribute to further global climate change

Carbon: Three Observations on Life, Death, and Uncertainty in the Permafrost

Carbon has a complex relationship with the permafrost– and our thinking. A philosophical perspective on carbon