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  • What Alaskans can learn from the Arctic Report Card

    By Heather McFarland | December 13, 2022 | Comments Off on What Alaskans can learn from the Arctic Report Card

    Alaskans can learn much about their state in the 2022 Arctic Report Card released nationwide this week. The Arctic and Alaska are growing warmer and wetter, University of Alaska Fairbanks…

  • Moss-killing lichen accelerates carbon dioxide emissions

    By Heather McFarland | December 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Moss-killing lichen accelerates carbon dioxide emissions

    Editor’s note: This week, scientists from the International Arctic Research Center and the University of Alaska Fairbanks are presenting their work alongside thousands of colleagues from around the world at…

  • A future of more wildfires in Alaska

    By Zav Grabinski | December 6, 2022 | Comments Off on A future of more wildfires in Alaska

    June 2022 in Alaska was a remarkable month for wildfire. An incredible 1.84 million acres burned, nearly tying the all-time record for June. Notably, 1.2 million acres burned in southwestern…

  • IARC science at AGU 2022

    By Heather McFarland | November 17, 2022 | Comments Off on IARC science at AGU 2022

    Over thirty IARC researchers and students are participating in the 2022 American Geophysical Union fall meeting held both virtually and in Chicago. We hope to connect with our colleagues and friends…

  • AK CASC climate adaptation training brings tribal communities together

    By Molly Tankersley | November 14, 2022 | Comments Off on AK CASC climate adaptation training brings tribal communities together

    Last month, a cohort representing twelve Alaska tribal communities across western and interior Alaska gathered at the International Arctic Research Center to attend a Tribal Climate Adaptation 101 training led by the Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network within the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

  • Juneau events showcase music on the science of climate change

    By Heather McFarland | November 4, 2022 | Comments Off on Juneau events showcase music on the science of climate change

    University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have teamed up with the Juneau Composers Consortium and Con Brio Chamber Series for a unique program of original musical works that interpret climate research.…

  • IARC drone pilots head to western Alaska for Typhoon Merbok response

    By Heather McFarland | September 21, 2022 | Comments Off on IARC drone pilots head to western Alaska for Typhoon Merbok response

    An International Arctic Research Center drone team headed to Western Alaska Wednesday to support the U.S. Coast Guard’s emergency response following Typhoon Merbok. Over the next few days to weeks,…

  • Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska’s vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time

    By Rick Thoman | September 19, 2022 | Comments Off on Typhoon Merbok, fueled by unusually warm Pacific Ocean, pounded Alaska’s vulnerable coastal communities at a critical time

    The powerful remnants of Typhoon Merbok pounded Alaska’s western coast on Sept. 17, 2022, pushing homes off their foundations and tearing apart protective berms as water flooded communities. Storms aren’t…

  • Rick Thoman’s 100th NWS Climate Outlook Briefing 

    By Alison Hayden | September 12, 2022 | Comments Off on Rick Thoman’s 100th NWS Climate Outlook Briefing 

    Join the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy for Rick Thoman’s 100th NWS Climate Outlook Briefing on Sept. 16 at noon. Register for the webinar online or join in…

  • Supporting Arctic food sovereignty through sustained, coordinated observations of Arctic change

    By Maureen Biermann | September 2, 2022 | Comments Off on Supporting Arctic food sovereignty through sustained, coordinated observations of Arctic change

    By: Maureen Biermann, Margaret Rudolf, Victoria Qutuuq Buschman, Craig Chythlook, Hajo Eicken and Sandy Starkweather The Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks is an initiative of the Arctic Council and the International…