Leslie Pearson, formerly State On Scene Coordinator with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on the Unique Concerns of the Arctic Environment

1. Unique Concerns of the
Arctic Environment
MAY 15, 2013
PRESENTATION AT WISTA AGM 2013
LESLIE PEARSON
PEARSON CONSULTING LLC

2. Arctic Activities

3. Alaska Arctic Communities
Point Lay
Life and People of the Arctic

4. Challenges
• Climate
• Sea Ice
• Extreme Storms
• Infrastructure and
Logistics
• Vulnerability of
Ecosystem &
Cultural Lifestyle

5. Climate

6. Sea Ice

7. Sea Ice in August

8. Extreme Storms

9. Coastal Erosion

10. Infrastructure and Logistics

11. Coastal Communities

12. Air Access & Transportation

13. Ground Transportation: Ice Road

14. Access by Sea

15. Ecosystem Vulnerability

17. Ecosystem Vulnerability

18. Cultural Lifestyle

19. QUESTIONS?