Dartmouth College research places economic value on timber through wood prices, carbon, and albedo from winter snow
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Arctic Fibre reveals Alaska broadband plans
In another sign of how climate change is transforming the Arctic, a Toronto-based company is planning to lay a fiber-optic cable through Canada’s Northwest Passage.
Subarctic lakes reportedly drying up at faster rates
Research indicates that declining snowfall is contributing to desiccation of Yukon and Manitoba shallow lakes
Climate change could affect Southeast salmon habitat
Researchers suggest increased rainfall, temperatures could affect juvenile development, adult migration
Google Glass gets a spin in Alaska’s extreme weather
Jennifer Moss is a Google Glass Explorer and she’s testing the technology for use in research and education in Alaska.
Fate Of Comet ISON Unclear Hours After Its Encounter With Sun
Most of ISON, a comet formed at the birth of the solar system, apparently did not survive Thursday’s encounter with the sun, NASA said. Scientists detected the comet last year and had hoped to continue studying it for information to be mined from its “primordial ices.”
Small bird-banding study could produce big results
Alaska has its share of big science projects, to be sure. But to get results, science doesn’t always have to be huge.
Alaska legislators draft drone policy
With the Federal Aviation Administration considering Alaska as a drone test site, lawmakers are drafting a policy for their use in the state.
Sikuliaq departure delayed by technical problems
KUAC reports that technical problems have resulted in the new National Science Foundation vessel over-wintering in the Great Lakes.
If Comet ISON Survives The Sun, The View May Be Spectacular
If it manages to hold itself together after a rendezvous with the sun, ISON “could reappear in the dawn sky in early December as a potentially spectacular naked-eye object for skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere,”