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From Landslide to Tsunami: Tracy Arm and Alaska’s Growing Landslide Threat
@ Speakers: Mike West (State Seismologist for Alaska, Director of the Alaska Earthquake Center, and UAF Research Professor at the Geophysical Institute), other speakers TBD Early 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…
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August NWS 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 September and the early winter. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened…
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Tracking Drought in Alaska: Developing New Indicators and Tools
@ Speakers: Charlie Parr, UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) and Rick Thoman, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness Although 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…