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A Bad Summer for Birds on Northern Island

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Feb 22, 2019 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

“So, you get to write the obituary for Alaska,” George Divoky said. The seasoned biologist with the quick-twitch brain had spotted me, notebook in hand, standing near his poster at the December 2018 meeting of the American Geophysical Union in Washington, D.C. Divoky’s greeting left me without words, but I knew what he meant. […]

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 […]