Alaska is a globally significant reservoir and distribution point for viruses carried by birds.
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No, Mt. Edgecumbe is not about to blow, scientists say
The Alaska Volcano Observatory reports that a swarm of small earthquakes occurred somewhere deep below the iconic crater beginning on April 11 — but it’s too early to tell if that signals an eruption could be on the way.
Climate change is making Glacier Bay unstable. Scientists are mapping the risks to visitors.
Geologists say the conditions that can lead to landslide-generated tsunamis are only getting more pronounced in Alaska.
Major quake hits off the coast of Alaska, triggers tsunami warnings but no large waves
The quake has triggered a tsunami warning for a swath of coastal Alaska from Sand Point to Kodiak to Homer to Cordova, and prompted sirens to sound in communities as evacuations began.
Harmful algal blooms can be lethal for humans. Scientists wonder if they cause seabird die-offs, too
USGS biologist Sarah Schoen said the project started about five years ago when a major heat wave, known as “the blob,” hit the ocean. Around the same time, there was a die-off of an estimated million common murres — a northern seabird — from Alaska down to California.
Alaska’s getting millions this year to study landslides, but not for places recently impacted by deadly slides
State program officials say it will take a lot of money and many more years to do the kind of landslide assessment work the state needs.
Tsunami threat to Whittier less severe than early estimates, scientists say
The new data has allowed researchers to drop their worst-case estimates for Whittier from a 30-foot wave to a 7-foot wave.
As planet warms, researchers project more ‘extreme’ rainfall in Southeast and Western Alaska
As storms that were once thought of as extreme become more common, storms that are thought of as impossible — or at least extremely unlikely — start to become real concerns.
US Congress sets aside $3.6 million for transboundary watersheds
The U.S. Congress has appropriated more than $3.6 million to monitor transboundary watersheds and for diplomatic efforts in cross-border negotiations with Canada.
LISTEN: Alaska geologist says rainfall-induced landslides act like an ‘air hockey table’
Landslides in Southeast Alaska often happen with rainfall soaking soils over time, followed by a sudden, torrential downpour that shifts the balance between friction and gravity.