Unmanned Aircraft will Test Medical Supply Deliveries
Unmanned aircraft will soon be deployed to test the feasibility of delivering emergency medical supplies across Alaska as part of a national initiative from the U.S. Department of Transportation and…
Study: Degrading Permafrost puts Arctic Infrastructure at Risk by Mid-Century
Seventy percent of the current infrastructure in the Arctic has a high potential to be affected by thawing permafrost in the next 30 years. Even meeting the climate change targets…
Researchers Take on Atmospheric Effects of Arctic Snowmelt
Researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute are exploring the changing chemistry of the Arctic’s atmosphere to help answer the question of what happens as snow and ice…
Value of Snow is in the Trillions of Dollars
The monetary impact of changes in snowfall due to climate change is likely in the trillions of dollars. Professor Matthew Sturm, with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, reported…
Satellite Provides Global View of the Speed of Ice
Glaciers and ice sheets move in unique and sometimes surprising patterns, as evidenced by a new capability that uses satellite images to map the speed of flowing ice in…
