This Texas climate scientist wants to help Alaskans address global warming – by talking about it – Alaska Public Media

Alaska’s relationship with climate change is complicated. It’s warming faster here than in any other state – wildfires and thawing permafrost are wreaking havoc on infrastructure. Weird things are happening to salmon. At the same time, there’s no consensus about how to deal with that – Alaska’s economy runs on fossil fuels, and the state lacks a formal policy to respond to global warming.