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Ice along the shore near Barrow, Alaska

Ice along the shore near Barrow, Alaska - Photo by Misty Nikula (TREC 2004)

A view from the ice of the USCG Icebreaker Healy

A view from the ice of the USCG Icebreaker Healy - Photo by Ute Kaden (TREC 2005)

Researchers lowering a CDT profiler through the ice near the Chukchi Sea

Researchers lowering a CDT profiler through the ice near the Chukchi/Beaufort Seas - Photo by Steve Roberts

Glacial lake near the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska

Glacial lake near the Chugach Mountains in southern Alaska - Photo by Zeb Polly

Smoke filled trees near Yukon, Canada during the 2004 Alaska wildfires

Smoke filled trees near Yukon, Canada during the 2004 Alaska wildfires - Photo by Zeb Polly

Polar bear sighting in the Beaufort Sea - Photo by Cristina Galvan

Polar bear sighting in the Beaufort Sea - Photo by Cristina Galvan (PolarTREC 2009)

The changing colors of the tundra at Toolik Lake, Alaska

The changing colors of the tundra at Toolik Lake, Alaska - Photo by Sarah Behr

Whale bones on the beach near Point Barrow, Alaska

Whale bones on the beach near Point Barrow, Alaska - Photo by Misty Nikula (TREC 2004)

Hallet Lake near the crest of Chugach Range in south-central Alaska

Hallet Lake near the crest of Chugach Range in south-central Alaska - Photo by Caleb Schiff

Walrus hauled out on the ice of the Bering Sea

Walrus hauled out on the ice of the Bering Sea - Photo by Brad Benter (USFWS)

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