The Jago River flows north through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Arctic Ocean, with its ice pack visible in the distance in the 1990s. Image by Gil Mull, Alaska DGGS.
The Jago River flows north through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Arctic Ocean, with its ice pack visible in the distance in the 1990s. Image by Gil Mull, Alaska DGGS.
Terrain, lack of freshwater and uneven snow will make Arctic refuge winter travel difficult, scientists warn
In their argument for oil drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, supporters invoke oil companies’ experience of using seasonal ice roads as evidence of a “small footprint” that development would create.
CONTACTS:
Sue Mitchell, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, 907-474-5823, sue.mitchell@alaska.edu
