Picking up infrasound could help Alaska Department of Transportation to track high mountain avalanches that often go undetected.
Weather
Trees are expanding north in Alaska’s Arctic as a result of sea ice loss
Large areas of open ocean are driving heavy snowfall in the Arctic, which protects trees from harsh northern conditions.
Scientists explore whether to add a ‘Category 6’ designation for hurricanes
Under the new scale, Category 6 hurricanes would be exceedingly rare right now.
Alaska’s recent cold snap tested critical infrastructure, including in Mertarvik
The entire community was without electricity for more than three days.
How are atmospheric rivers affected by climate change?
California is in the grips of an atmospheric river that’s causing flooding all over the state. Climate change might be intensifying storms like it — but scientists are still working out the details.
Juneau breaks record for snowiest January ever with more than 76 inches
Last month was also the second snowiest month of all time, except for February 1965.
Southcentral Alaska cold snap and surging natural gas demand put supply in question
Cold weather has caused surging demand for natural gas in Southcentral recently and problems for the region’s gas utility, Enstar.
Update: Schools closed again as third big January storm dumps snow on Juneau
City offices and facilities will be opening at 11:00 a.m. Thursday due to the weather. Juneau schools and UAS are shifting to remote learning.
Alaskans see bitter cold, record-breaking snow and a winter defying El Niño predictions
Alaska’s winter is defying predictions that an El Niño climate pattern would produce a warmer, less-snowy season.
Waves of heavy rain could bring some flooding to Juneau this weekend
Avalanche danger will also rise as the rain soaks the snowpack.