The website is intended to help residents understand and plan for the floods.
Climate Change
Middle school teacher in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley brings glacial outburst science into the classroom
Students learned about the science behind the annual flood and what’s being done to protect their school and neighborhoods.
Murkowski introduces bill to renew funding for landslide projects nationwide
State officials say the original funding has played a major role in fueling Alaska’s efforts to respond to landslide risk, which is intensifying with climate change.
Toxic algal blooms in Southeast will likely become less predictable with warming seas
Sitka had an early bloom that led to high shellfish toxins in April, and there is currently a paralytic shellfish toxin advisory across Southeast for recreational and subsistence harvest.
Arctic sea ice has been hitting record lows. Scientists just lost a critical tool for studying it.
According to an internal budget document, the Trump administration is seeking to end nearly all of NOAA’s climate research.
Alaska could lose a beloved climate communicator if NOAA cuts happen
The draft cuts would eliminate several research institutes the agency funds in Alaska, including the one where Rick Thoman works.