President Barack Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to visit a community north of the Arctic Circle, a trek the White House hopes will bring into focus how climate change is affecting Americans.
Obama set off for a three-day tour of Alaska on Monday, aiming to shine a spotlight on how the United States is being affected by warming temperatures and rising oceans. Alaska Governor Bill Walker and U.S. President Barack Obama arrive aboard Air Force One at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska August 31, 2015.
Founding member of the Fairbanks Native Association Poldine Carlo (C) wipes away a tear after meeting U.S. President Barack Obama after he arrived aboard Air Force One at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage.
He takes a boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska. Obama on Tuesday proposed a faster timetable for buying a new heavy icebreaker for the U.S. Arctic, where quickly melting sea ice has spurred more maritime traffic and the United States has fallen far behind Russian resources.
During a three-day visit Obama is also slated to meet people in remote Arctic communities whose way of life is affected by rising ocean levels, creating images designed to build support for regulations to curb carbon emissions. President Obama views Bear Glacier on a boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward.
He stops to make remarks to reporters as he hikes to the Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward.
A restaurant patron holds up his baby to greet U.S. President Barack Obama in Seward, Alaska.
President Obama takes a boat tour of Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward
President Obama hikes with National Park Service staffs to the Exit Glacier at Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward.
A general view of the Exit Glacier is seen at Kenai Fjords National Park in Seward, Alaska.
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