Arctic Coastal Change
Warming faster than any other region on the planet, the coastal
Arctic, one of the most critical areas on Earth for energy
resources, transportation, security, subsistence, and biological
and cultural diversity, is rapidly transforming. Arctic life -
from the land to the sea and from microscopic marine plants to
humans - is increasingly forced to adapt to a "new normal".
Combining observations from airplanes, helicopters, boats, and
drones, and founded on strong collaborations with local
Indigenous communities, NASA's Earth Venture Suborbital mission
FORTE will measure the dynamic and rapidly transforming
ecosystem of the coastal Alaskan Arctic and how environmental
change is impacting this region and beyond - not only a science
priority but also a socioeconomic imperative.
Image Info: NASA's newest Earth Ventures missions include
studies of how climate change is altering carbon emissions and water
and ice flows across Arctic coastal regions.
Credit: Landsat/USGS/NASA Earth Observatory