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October ACCAP Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
Speaker: Rick Thoman, Climate Specialist, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness During 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 November and the upcoming winter. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and…
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VAWS Webinar – Tsunami Alerting in Alaska
Speaker: Summer Ohlendorf, Science and Operations Officer, National Tsunami Warning Center A map illustrating the propagation and wave travel times of the April 1, 1946, Aleutian Islands tsunami. Abstract: From Palmer, Alaska, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center monitors 24×7 for any hazards that may produce dangerous tsunamis for the continental U.S. and Canadian coasts.…
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One North, Two Fire Seasons: A Review of the 2026 Wildfire Season in Alaska, Yukon, and Northwest Territories
Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness), Heidi Strader and Jonathan Chriest (Alaska Interagency Coordination Center Predictive Services), Mike Smith (Canadian Forest Service), and Atoossa Bakhshaii (Government of Yukon) The 2026 wildfire season told two very different stories across Northern North America. Alaska and the Yukon experienced another relatively quiet fire season,…
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Trace Metal Biogeochemistry: From the Subtropical Pacific to the Antarctic Shelf
Presenter: Dr. Eleanor Bates The distribution of trace elements in the ocean encodes information about ocean processes that are otherwise difficult to observe directly, such as biological demand of trace micronutrients, external inputs, and ocean circulation. In this talk, I’ll draw on two research studies to illustrate how trace metals can be used as geochemical…
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Icy Seas Co-Laboratory
We are hosting Dr. Thomas Kelly and Ms. Hannah Kepner, from Fairbanks' newest independent research institute: Icy Seas Co-Laboratory. Icy Seas Co-Laboratory LLC is an independent research institute based in Fairbanks, Alaska. We work where oceanography, data stewardship, instrumentation, modeling, and software engineering meet. Our role is often to bridge gaps: we’ll showcase our mission…