WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, today received an update from senior Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) officials about the status of the Corps’ work on short-, medium-, and long-term solutions to the recurring threat of glacial lake outburst flooding in Juneau, Alaska. Lt. […]
“The environment does not care about politics. Keep spewing greenhouse gases and face the consequences.” Grim news for the climate. Less reflective ice means more solar heat absorbed by the darker oceans—faster warming. It’s time for politicians to take their heads out the sand and brief the public on the seriousness of this crisis. https://t.co/fvkoudUKb1 […]
(JUNEAU) – Doors are open, and classes are in session at Áakʼw Tá Hít, University of Alaska Southeast’s new 11,200-square-foot facility dedicated to environmental science research and student learning. Located on the shore of Auke Bay and at the intersection of Alaska’s icefield, rainforest, mountain, wetland, and marine habitats, the purpose-built facility incorporates the classrooms, […]
A large find of dinosaur tracks and fossilized plants and tree stumps in far northwestern Alaska provides new information about the climate and movement of animals near the time when they began traveling between the Asian and North American continents roughly 100 million years ago. The findings by an international team of scientists led […]