Talk of the Tundra. Melting Arctic: Think of the Bering Strait as the next Panama

As Arctic sea ice melts at unprecedented rates, opening new shipping routes, it is time for Alaskans to demand a seat at the table for planning coastal infrastructure. It is no longer a question of if but when the increasing marine traffic will affect our lives. But policymakers making decisions today about our coastal future are in Washington, D.C., New York, Beijing, and other commercial capitals of the world, not to mention Siberia, where Russia is developing the competitive western shores of the Bering Strait.