Alaska’s Changes Are Many, and So Fast
A few researchers took a few breaths recently to put together a new document. In it, they summarize what scientists have observed in this place that is changing faster than anywhere else in the US.
Tag: Climate Change
Village Move Intensifying in Summer 2019
The relocation of an Alaska village is happening fast this summer, after many years of planning and work.
Anchorage Climate Action Plan Adopted by Anchorage Assembly
Municipality commits to goal of reducing emissions 80 percent by 2050.
Melting Small Glaciers Could Add Ten Inches to Sea Levels
A new review of glacier research data paints a picture of a future planet with a lot less ice and a lot more water.
Breath of Clams Leads to Big Picture
Brittany Jones’s goal is to find out the respiration rates of five species of clams. But why should anyone care about clam breath?
A Powdery Idea to Reduce Sea-Ice Loss
A team of researchers has a plan to slow the melting of northern sea ice using a sand-like substance.
Warm Spring May Result in Gentle Breakup
Following the warmest March Alaskans have ever felt, forecasters are predicting a mellow transition from ice to water for most big rivers in the state.
Students’ 3D Model Illustrates Decline of Alaska Glacier
The model represents the terminus, or end tip, of the Mendenhall Glacier, located a few miles east of Juneau’s northern suburbs.
Municipality of Anchorage Releases Draft Climate Action Plan for Public Comment
The Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) has released a draft of its Climate Action Plan for public comment. In September 2018, the MOA, in partnership with the University of Alaska, launched an effort to create a Climate Action Plan for Anchorage.
Alaska’s Year Without a Summer
Rosanne D’Arrigo of the tree-ring lab at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York recently told the story of Alaska’s year without a summer. She attended the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union last month in Washington, DC.