Tom Mattice said researchers with University of Alaska and U.S. Geological Survey are in Suicide Basin. They’re reporting that the basin is releasing rapidly, which likely will cause flooding in the Mendenhall Lake area.
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Antarctica has lost more than 3 trillion tons of ice in 25 years
Antarctica’s ice is melting faster than was thought, say scientists who recently completed the most exhaustive assessment of the ice sheet to date.
Even a rainforest can experience a drought, weather service says
There are no tumbleweeds blowing through the streets of Southeast Alaska towns, but, the region has received less precipitation than usual over the past nine months.
As the Arctic warms, a changing landscape on the Chukchi Sea
“These ridges that we’re standing on, there would have been more of them, and they would have been bigger,” ice researcher Andy Mahoney says. “The features that we now see, they’re something of a shadow from the past.”
Ask a Climatologist: Anchorage, this gloomy spring is all in your head
Since April, the weather in Anchorage has been a few degrees warmer than normal and also drier than normal.
More rain on the way for wetter-than-average May
This May has been wetter than average in Juneau. As of Friday, the National Weather Service has recorded 2.31 inches of rain at the Juneau International Airport. And more is on the way.
Railroad traffic still stalled as Talkeetna flooding recedes
Flooding that halted Alaska Railroad trains north of Talkeetna on Saturday, has receded, but train traffic remains shut down.
Flooding threatens century-old dam on lake above Leavenworth
A nearly 100 year-old dam near Leavenworth, Washington, is under heavy pressure from melting snow this week and officials are warning downstream residents to be prepared to evacuate if the dam breaks.
Automation initiatives drive Weather Service push to focus staff in urban offices
National Weather Service will automate weather balloon launches in Alaska to concentrate staff at the agency’s urban forecast offices.
Ask a Climatologist: Traditional knowledge is critical to climate research
More and more, scientists rely on traditional ecological knowledge to study climate change.