This Day in Alaska History-November 21, 1900
This Day in Alaska History-September 18th, 1915
Research reveals extent of Kachemak Bay’s surface cloudiness
Scientists have produced the first remote sensing analysis of how water clouded by sediment in glacier meltwater moves on the surface of Kachemak Bay. The bay on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula is home to a rich variety of marine life that can be affected by the sediment. Work led by Lea Hartl of the Alaska Climate Research […]
Study to Investigate Melting Malaspina Glacier, Potential New Bay
The rapidly melting Malaspina Glacier in southeastern Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park could create a new ocean bay, one feature in what may be the largest landscape transformation underway in the United States. To better understand these changes, the National Science Foundation recently awarded researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and two partner […]