Skip to main content
Nancy Fresco

Nancy Fresco

Research Associate Professor at the International Arctic Research Center, University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Network Coordinator for the Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP).

Jul 30, 2026

18:21
How do humans and other animals, um, in the Arctic adapt to some of these changes? What's, what's their strategy? Can they, and, and if so, how?
18:32
I mean, yes.
18:33
Um, some things are easier to adapt to than others.
18:35
Um, I would say h- humans, we as a species, are incredibly adaptable.
18:39
At, at, at some level, I'd say it's been our superpower.
18:42
Um, the speed of the change is a challenge, um, because this is extraordinarily rapid change to adapt to.
18:49
Having some degree of predictive capacity does help.
21:36
Um, in, in a real kinda high-level way, and this is an educated audience, what would you say to them? What, what two or three things would you like to have our listeners and viewers take away?
18:21
How do humans and other animals, um, in the Arctic adapt to some of these changes? What's, what's their strategy? Can they, and, and if so, how?
18:32
I mean, yes.
18:33
Um, some things are easier to adapt to than others.
18:35
Um, I would say humans, we as a species, are incredibly adaptable.
18:39
At, at, at some level, I'd say it's been our superpower.
18:42
Um, the speed of the change is a challenge, um, because this is extraordinarily rapid change to adapt to.
18:49
Having some degree of predictive capacity does help.
21:36
... um, in, in a real kind of high-level way, and this is an educated audience, what would you say to them? What, what two or three things would you like to have our listeners and viewers take away?

We value your privacy

We use cookies to understand how you use our platform and to improve your experience. Click “Accept All” to consent, or “Decline non-essential” to opt out of non-essential cookies. Read our Privacy Policy.