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International Climate Report holds Special Value for Alaska

By Fritz Freudenberger | Geophysical Institute on Oct 31, 2019 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

An ocean view of McBride Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Photo by Joanna Young. Authors of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, delivered a stunning alarm bell for our planet’s oceans and frozen landscapes, one that may ring uncomfortably loud in Alaskan ears. Hundreds of government […]

How Many Alaska Glaciers? There’s No Easy Answer

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on May 30, 2019 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

Image: Yakutat Glacier. Photo by Sam Herreid Not long ago, a glaciologist wrote that the number of glaciers in Alaska “is estimated at (greater than) 100,000.” That fuzzy number, maybe written in passive voice for a reason, might be correct. But it depends upon how you count. Another glaciologist saw an example of the confusion […]