🌱 Arctic refuge oil exploration faces a wait until January
Prudhoe Bay, Alaska Patch AM: a 2 min readHi Prudhoe Bay! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Arctic refuge oil exploration faces a wait until January
- How drones could help spot Arctic infrastructure's hidden weaknesses
- Along the Haul Road, finding caribou was the easy part
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Oil hunt in Arctic refuge is on hold until at least mid-January, Alaska developer says (alaskapublic.org) — Oil exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, east of Prudhoe Bay, is on hold until at least mid-January while Alaska's development authority awaits federal permission. Its proposed seismic survey would not involve drilling, but contractors are preparing equipment as a separate legal challenge continues. 
• Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground that's starting to thaw – drones can help spot the permafrost changes coming (envnewsbits.info) — Thawing permafrost threatens infrastructure across Alaska's Arctic Coastal Plain, including the region around Prudhoe Bay. A 2026 study projects sharply rising risks late this century under high greenhouse gas emissions, while researchers are developing drone surveys and computer models to help engineers identify vulnerable ground.
• A Bowhunt for Caribou Along Alaska's Famed Haul Road Is Even Tougher Than It Sounds (outdoorlife.com) — Thousands of migrating caribou didn't make a Dalton Highway bowhunt easy for one hunter and his father. In the northern Brooks Range foothills, open tundra and constantly moving herds repeatedly spoiled their approaches before a creek-side ambush finally succeeded.
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