Impactscommons.wikimedia.org Food poisoning from marine toxins could be on the rise in Canada Food poisoning from contaminated shellfish could soon be on the rise in Canada and experts say that warming global temperatures are partly to blame.
Impacts The dormant cysts of a fatal algae are poised to regenerate in warming Arctic Alaska waters, a new study says "The Arctic is set up to work when it's cold. And it's not as cold as it used to be."
Newsletter www.arctictoday.com Researchers are finding more signs of dangerous toxins from algae in Alaska wildlife The warming climate in Alaska and across the circumpolar North is creating new health and safety risks for people, animals and ecosystems.
Newsletter www.arctictoday.com The coming diseases: As the climate warms, Alaska faces new threats from zoonotic illnesses The warming climate in Alaska and across the circumpolar North is creating new health and safety risks for people, animals and ecosystems.
Newsletter www.alaskapublic.org Rising ocean temperatures intensify paralytic shellfish poisoning levels in Southeast Alaskan waters Over the last few months levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning in Southeast Alaskan shellfish have been very high. A coalition of tribal organizations is tracking PSP levels to make sure subsistence users can safely harvest shellfish.
Impacts Paralytic shellfish poisoning meets its match As climate change brings more red tides, a protein from the American bullfrog might provide protection from paralytic shellfish poisoning.
Solutions www.ktoo.org Climate change looks different in Southeast Alaska. Here's how tribes are planning for that. The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska has a climate change adaptation plan.
