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SUMMARY:Tracking Drought in Alaska: Developing New Indicators and Tools
DESCRIPTION:Webinar recording coming soon \nSpeakers: Charlie Parr\, UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) and Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nAlthough Alaska is often thought of as a water-rich state\, drought can have significant impacts on communities\, ecosystems\, hydropower generation\, subsistence resources\, agriculture\, wildfire\, and water supplies. In this webinar\, Charlie and Rick will introduce a new set of drought indicators developed for Alaska using ERA5-Land\, a global climate dataset that combines weather observations with computer models to provide consistent estimates of historical weather and land surface conditions. They will discuss how the indicators are generated using a repeatable process that allows them to be updated regularly over time\, their strengths and limitations\, and how they can support environmental monitoring and decision-making. They will also invite feedback from participants to help improve these tools and ensure they meet the needs of Alaska communities\, resource managers\, and other users. \n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Parr is a geospatial programmer and analyst with the Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic Planning (SNAP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He develops workflows and web-based tools that transform climate and geophysical data into accessible resources for researchers\, resource managers\, and decision-makers across Alaska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRick Thoman is a the Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness (ACCAP). Rick and has many years of experience producing reliable Alaska climate information and graphics describing Alaska’s changing environment. His work spans the bridge between climate modeling\, Alaska communities\, and the media.
URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/tracking-drought-in-alaska-developing-new-indicators-and-tools/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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SUMMARY:August ACCAP Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools and the strong El Niño now underway\, and finish with the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for September and the upcoming winter. Learn how El Niño and recent climate conditions may shape Alaska’s seasonal outlook and what could lie ahead in the months to come.
URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/august-nws-alaska-climate-outlook-briefing/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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SUMMARY:From Landslide to Tsunami: Tracy Arm and Alaska’s Growing Landslide Threat
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\nSpeaker: Mike West\, State Seismologist for Alaska\, Director of the Alaska Earthquake Center\, and UAF Research Professor at the Geophysical Institute \nEarly on August 10\, 2025\, a mountainside collapsed in Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska\, generating a tsunami that surged up the opposite side of the fjord to heights higher than the top floor of One World Trade Center. Just 12 hours earlier\, cruise ships had departed from the same area. Boats farther down the fjord experienced smaller waves as the tsunami raced through the region at speeds exceeding 100 mph. While dramatic\, Tracy Arm is not an isolated event. As glaciers retreat and weather and climate patterns continue to change\, coastal landslides are becoming an increasingly important hazard across Alaska. This webinar will explore the Tracy Arm event and place it into the broader context of changing environmental conditions\, evolving coastal landslide risks\, and what they may mean for Alaska communities and visitors.
URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/from-landslide-to-tsunami-tracy-arm-and-alaskas-growing-landslide-threat/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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SUMMARY:From Sensors to Safety: How Arctic Observations Are Shaping Coastal Flood Resilience in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:@ 			\n			\n							 \n\nSpeaker: Sandy Starkweather\, Executive Director of the US Arctic Observing Network \n\n\n\nCoastal flooding is one of the most urgent threats facing many Alaskan communities. In this ACCAP webinar\, Sandy will walk through the U.S. Arctic Observing Network’s new technical brief on coastal flooding. She will highlight how organizations such as the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\, the U.S. Geological Survey\, the National Weather Service\, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System\, alongside Indigenous Knowledge holders and community residents\, are turning available data into forecasts\, flood inundation tools\, and post storm recovery resources. Sandy will also discuss the persistent observational gaps that limit early warning lead times and long-term planning\, and the priority actions identified through engagement with coastal flooding experts to help sustain and expand these critical capabilities. This webinar highlights what Alaskans are accomplishing with existing tools and explores the specific investments experts say would make the biggest difference. \n\nRegister for Webinar\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Sandy Starkweather is the Executive Director of the US Arctic Observing Network\, bringing together her engineering\, Arctic climatology\, and science policy expertise to build stronger collaborations among all those who benefit from sustained Arctic observing. She spent twelve years conducting and supporting field research in Greenland. Sandy has also played a key role in advancing the U.S. Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee’s Arctic Research Plans. Her work centers on building the collaborations needed to make sustained Arctic observing more effective for all who depend on it.
URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/from-sensors-to-safety-how-arctic-observations-are-shaping-coastal-flood-resilience-in-alaska-2/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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SUMMARY:July NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:@ 			\n			\n							 \n\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecast for Aug and autumn/early winter. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\nRegister for Webinar
URL:https://uaf-iarc.org/event/july-nws-alaska-climate-outlook-briefing-2/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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