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While no single organization has enough resources, a cooperative effort is building as more ships sail through the Arctic’s icy seas, in part four of Emily Schwing’s month-long Arctic Shipping series from the Koahnic Climate Desk,

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Concerns about national security are heating up in the rapidly changing Arctic. In part three of her month-long Arctic Shipping series, Emily Schwing looks at how the U.S. Coast Guard’s new seasonal airbase in Kotzebue, AK is affecting the community once home to a permanent Air Force station which closed in 1983.

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By 2025, a deep water port in Nome could be fully operational, thanks in part to a large injection of federal cash. If completed, it would be the northernmost deep water port in North America. In part two of her month-long Arctic Shipping series from the  Koahnic Climate Desk, Emily Schwing looks at how the community might make space for more ships and what changes might be left in their wake. Those in favor of expanding Nome’s port say it’s essential for national security. They say it will be crucial for environmental protection and emergency response as more ships traverse the Arctic Ocean. And they call it a boon to the local economy. But local resident Austin Ahmausuk calls these “the three big lies”.

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By 2050, ships traveling through the Arctic’s Northwest Passage may not need an icebreaker to escort them for the journey. In Nome, residents are wondering whether a new port will help or hinder efforts to address a myriad of chronic social problems. Some are also concerned that an onslaught of industrial marine traffic may impact Indigenous people, who have thrived along the coastline here for generations. Emily Schwing brings us the first of four reports in her month-long special Arctic Shipping series from the Koahnic Climate Desk.