Two western Aleutian volcanoes are showing signs of unrest, signaling the potential for an eruption in the coming days or weeks. Tanaga and Takawangha Volcanoes are about 60 miles west of Adak. Earthquake activity started increasing near Tanaga on March 4, with Takawangha following on March 8, according to the Alaska Volcano Observatory. “It certainly…
Science & Tech
Meteorologists vs. microclimates: Forecasting the weather in Southeast Alaska
Weather forecasting is notoriously hard to get right, especially in Southeast Alaska. No one knows that better than National Weather Service meteorologists.
Sitka’s Mount Edgecumbe volcano shows more signs of reawakening, scientists say
The movement doesn’t mean an eruption will happen soon — or even at all — from Southeast Alaska’s most prominent volcano, but it’s significant enough that the observatory has raised the volcano’s threat level.
Earthquakes last longer and feel stronger in parts of Interior Alaska, research finds
Earthquakes in the Nenana Basin in Interior Alaska last longer and feel much stronger than quakes of comparable magnitude in other places. University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are studying why.
A year after Russia invaded Ukraine, a walrus discovery is caught up in geopolitics
For decades, stretching back to the Cold War, Russian and American scientists have been close partners on Pacific walrus research.
Making sense of raven talk
Researchers have identified up to 116 different vocalizations from ravens.