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His 48th summer on top of the world

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Apr 24, 2022 Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, The Arctic and Alaska Science

This June, George Divoky will refurbish a cabin that sits on a lonely gravel island north of Alaska. He was not planning a remodel this year. Sometime during the winter, a polar bear tore through a plywood wall of the cabin Divoky moved 20 years ago to Cooper Island. Cooper Island is a crescent of […]

Alaska’s North Slope Snow-Free Season is Lengthening

By Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences on Aug 4, 2017 Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science

On the North Slope of Alaska, snow is melting earlier in the spring and the snow-in date is happening later in the fall, according to a new study by Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) researchers. Atmospheric dynamics and sea ice conditions are behind this lengthening […]