For the past 20 years, NOAA’s Arctic Report Card has documented changes in the region, which continues to warm faster than the rest of the globe.
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U.S. Department of Energy lab, active in Alaska, drops ‘renewable’ from name
The Trump administration, which broadly opposes renewable energy projects, changed the name of the Colorado-based National Renewable Energy Laboratory to “National Laboratory of the Rockies.”
Even scientists who’ve studied the aurora for decades say this solar storm is special
This week’s powerful coronal mass ejections could bring even more auroras in the coming days.
NOAA cancels funding for data collection crucial to tsunami warning systems
The Alaska Earthquake Center has long provided NOAA with seismic data for tsunami monitoring and warning purposes. That work will wind down in November, after the federal agency said it can no longer fund the contract.
Billionaire seeks controlling interest in GCI, regulatory filings show
Alaska’s largest residential internet provider may soon come under the control of one of America’s biggest private landowners and wealthiest people.
UAS scientists unveil new data about Juneau’s glacial outburst flood
Researchers presented preliminary data on how ice dynamics contributed to this summer’s record-breaking flood, and shared their ideas about how that could change in the future.
Alaska education department publishes guidelines on developing AI policies in schools
The guidelines recommend moving beyond bans and suggest developing ways to use artificial intelligence responsibly.
Alaska’s Climate Adaptation Science Center will stay open amid closures elsewhere
AK CASC funded the interactive flood website that helped inform Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley residents about the threat to their homes.
Study at Juneau’s only oyster farm lays out challenges and opportunities for growing oysters in Southeast
When Salty Lady Seafoods asked researchers if they could predict toxic algal blooms, a broader study of the oyster farm was born.
Anchorage police adopt AI to analyze investigative data
This is the first time APD has officially adopted AI software for department use, police chief Sean Case said.