When Redoubt erupted in 1989, the Alaska Volcano Observatory was just one year old and relayed information by fax machine and floppy disk. Today AVO uses an array of sensors, receivers and satellites to monitor dozens of Alaska volcanoes, including Redoubt.
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New Ocean Alert app lets Alaskans share whale sightings with scientists
BOEM scientists are using the new Ocean Alert app to crowdsource sightings of marine megafauna that will inform the agency’s work in federal waters.
Worry for commercial fishermen and Kenai Peninsula communities after Cook Inlet fishery closure
Federal managers voted to close a huge swath of Upper Cook Inlet to commercial salmon fishing, capping a two-year fight over the fate of the fishery and its 500 permit-holders.
Federal COVID-19 funding for Alaska farmers largely lies fallow
All Alaska agricultural producers are eligible for federal assistance under a new USDA program. But days before the deadline, not many have applied.
With little government action, Kenai Peninsula businesses forced to enforce mask rules
The general manager of Alyeska Tire estimates that nearly half of his potential customers turn around when they see they have to wear masks inside his business.
Kenai assembly votes to oppose nonexistent vaccine mandate
Several commenters at the meeting said they worried the resolution would spread misinformation.