Climate and Environment

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Building a Pan-Arctic Fisheries Regime with Ekatarina Uryupova

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk to Ekaterina Uryupova about her vision for building a pan-Arctic legal

Climate Change and Geopolitics: Monitoring of a Thawing Permafrost

Rapid permafrost degradation has enormous implications for climate change. International monitoring of permafrost is

North but Maybe Not North Enough: Adapting Sub-Arctic Communities and Infrastructure to a Changing Climate

Churchill, a northern city in Manitoba, is located on thawing permafrost, and is taking action to address the rapidly

Reducing Individual Costs of Permafrost Thaw Damage in Canada’s Arctic

Permafrost thaw is costly for individuals. To reduce costs of the damage caused, reform to existing financial

TAI Bookshelf Podcast – Arctic Petroleum and the 2°C Goal with Daria Shapovalova

In this week’s TAI Bookshelf Podcast, we talk with Daria Shapovalova about petroleum extraction and the Paris

Meltdown – The Permafrost that Holds the Arctic Together is Falling Apart

Permafrost thaw is a severe issue in Arctic coastal communities, as for example on Pelly Island in the Canadian

The Global Carbon Budget and Permafrost Feedback Loops in the Arctic

Environmental risks posed by permafrost feedback loops are immense, but those are not fully incorporated into the

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