"US Geological Survey"

AK CASC funded the interactive flood website that helped inform Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley residents about the threat to their homes.

Data from Juneau’s Mount Roberts went online last month and new research site installations are planned for another community this fall.

Two quakes above magnitude 5 were felt lightly in places as far away as Juneau and Whitehorse. Smaller aftershocks continued through the weekend — about 40 so far. 

A slew of new instruments is helping shed some light on whether this storm is producing only the usual downed limbs and trees, blowing trash cans and power outages — or if it has the potential for more serious damage.

Every summer, millions of migratory birds like the greater white-fronted goose descend on the National Petroleum Reserve, to lay eggs, molt their feathers and fatten up. A lot of the oil potential lies squarely in migratory bird habitat.

Alaska relies on topographic maps that are over 50 years old. These maps, some of which were hand-drawn, are rife with inaccuracies. Rivers flow upstream, mountains are out of place and some features are missing altogether. This year, Alaska hopes to take a big leap forward by completing new maps for over half of the state.