New call for proposals from the Alaska CASC
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 high-priority natural and cultural resource management issues, either locally or broadly across Alaska. AK CASC expects to initiate 3-4 new projects with Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 funds. For more…
New community office guides national Arctic research initiative
A new university-led office will provide leadership and support to the National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic initiative. NNA recently funded 17 projects totaling $26.7 million in order to better mitigate challenges like food sovereignty, coastal erosion and increased shipping traffic.. Alaska Pacific University, the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Colorado Boulder will…
AK CASC Supports Inaugural Cohort of UAF Climate Scholars
The University of Alaska Fairbanks’ new Climate Scholars Program launched last spring to meet student demands for climate science focused courses, and workforce demands for interdisciplinary climate science skills. This year’s cohort will receive financial support from the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center in the form of seventeen $1200 scholarships. The Climate Scholars program is…
Newsletter highlights community-based observations in the Arctic
IARC’s Alaska Arctic Observatory & Knowledge Hub is excited to share their winter 2020 newsletter. AAOKH helps northern Alaska coastal communities share their expertise and observations of changing sea ice, wildlife and coastal waters. Read this AAOKH news to hear firsthand how 2020 compared to past years. Observers from Tikiġaq (Point Hope), Qikiqtaġruq (Kotzebue), Wainwright, Utqiaġvik and…
Applications open for tuition-free girls’ wilderness expeditions
Inspiring Girls Expeditions invites applications for its summer 2021, tuition-free, wilderness science education programs. The expeditions are open to 16- and 17-year-old girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply, and expeditions target minoritized youth who may have experienced barriers accessing science- and outdoor-focused programs. Participants are selected through a competitive application process focusing on passion for…
IARC at AGU
IARC researchers and students are excited to participate in the 2020 American Geophysical Union fall meeting. We hope to connect virtually with our colleagues and friends. Join us for the following presentations and events. All times are shown in Alaska time. For updates during the meeting, follow us on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. Follow the…
Alaskan leads Arctic Report Card warning Arctic warming continues
“Warmer, less frozen and biologically changed.” This is the new tagline used to describe the Arctic in the 2020 Arctic Report Card released this week by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. According to Rick Thoman, this year’s lead editor and a climate specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the report has told the same story…
Latest Ikaaġvik Sikukun newsletter
Learn about the latest community-driven research in Kotzebue, Alaska by reading the Ikaaġvik Sikukun fall 2020 newsletter. Ikaaġvik Sikukun—Iñupiaq for ice bridges—is a research project that connects the Kotzebue community with scientists to understand how sea ice, ocean physics and marine mammals are changing in the Kotzebue Sound. The science is guided by an Elder…
Rivers melt Arctic ice, warming air and ocean
A new study shows that increased heat from Arctic rivers is melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and warming the atmosphere. The study published this week in Science Advances was led by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, with contributing authors in the United States, United Arab Emirates, Finland and Canada. According to the…
Fire-hazard trees could heat greenhouses to feed rural Alaska
Eva Dawn Burk is passionate about eating locally harvested foods, and she wants to use them to promote healing throughout her community. It started with building fish wheels in Nenana several years ago. She invited her community to help, and it gained such interest she soon realized she would need to expand her fish camp…