News

  • New call for proposals from the Alaska CASC

    September 21, 2020

    The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at IARC invites proposals for projects that support “actionable science” or knowledge that can inform or be applied to specific management challenges, either locally or broadly across Alaska.

  • IARC volcanologist receives prestigious award

    September 1, 2020

    John Eichelberger was recently named one of two 2020 distinguished lecturers by the Geological Society of America’s Continental Scientific Drilling Division. Eichelberger, Professor Emeritus at UAF’s International Arctic Research Center,…

  • Arctic ocean moorings shed light on winter sea ice loss

    August 21, 2020

    The eastern Arctic Ocean’s winter ice grew less than half as much as normal during the past decade, due to the growing influence of heat from the ocean’s interior, researchers…

  • Increased Greenland ice melt drives 21st-century sea level rise

    August 17, 2020

    New analysis of almost 30 years’ of scientific data on Greenland’s melting ice sheet predicts global sea level rise of at least 4 inches by the end of the 21st century, if…

  • Brendan Kelly receives U.S. Fulbright Award to Norway

    August 7, 2020

    Brendan Kelly, International Arctic Research Center marine biology professor and executive director of the Study of Environmental Arctic Change, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Norway as…

  • High-resolution climate projections for Southeast Alaska

    August 4, 2020

    Planning for the future in the complex landscape of Southeast Alaska is a challenging task. The steep terrain, glacial and marine influences, and thousands of coastal watersheds create a difficult…

  • Understanding Alaska’s temperature gets easier with new Statewide Temperature Index Tool

    July 29, 2020

    Questions like “Has it been cold lately in Alaska” are hard to answer. A new tool from ACCAP and SNAP may be able to help.

  • New tool explores ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska

    July 29, 2020

    A new scientific model and associated web tool will help scientists, resource managers, fishermen and decision-makers understand ocean acidification in the Gulf of Alaska. Ocean acidification is a term for…

  • New climate and energy training for educators

    July 20, 2020

    Educators can participate in a new, one-credit course on climate change and energy. The University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center is partnering with the Renewable Energy Alaska Project…