From coastal flooding to winter rain to landslides, extreme weather significantly impacts the lives of Alaskans. This webinar will showcase the process of synthesizing information from newspaper articles, climate model outputs, National Weather Service data, and government reports into clear, accessible two- and four-page fact sheets. Extreme Events Fellow Anjali Shah will also discuss how…

Temperatures and precipitation are increasing during Alaska's fire season (April–September) creating uncertainty about future wildland fire risk—warming increases risk while higher precipitation may partially offset it. This webinar examines trends of heat and drought indicators (vapor pressure deficit, SPI, SPEI, convective precipitation, heat index) across the full season and by each half (April–June, July–September). Machine-learning…

An art and science exhibit this spring at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center in Fairbanks explores the beauty, complexity and changing nature of Alaska’s winter.

Please join us on Zoom for this first conversation in the new seminar series "A Place for Knowledge Exchange", which invites participants to consider communication as an ongoing practice shaped by culture, place and relationship. Panelists will share experiences and lessons learned through cross-cultural engagement. The series is a joint effort between the UAF College…

Join us for an interactive discussion about food security and food sovereignty. Moderator: Shauna BurnSilver, Arizona State University's Global Futures Lab Co-hosted by UAF IARC and Arizona State University's Global Futures Lab Speakers: Cyrus Harris, Native Village of Kotzebue Tribal Council Melissa Nelson, Arizona State University School of Sustainability  Vera Metcalf, Director of the Eskimo…