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Smoke-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18th

By Amy Steffian | Alutiiq Museum on Oct 18, 2020   Alutiiq Word of the Week & Museum News, Featured  

Smoke-Alutiiq Word of the Week-October 18th

  PUYUQ – SMOKE MECUUSQANEK KENERQAT PUYURNARTUU’UT. – WET FIREWOOD IS VERY SMOKY. In Alutiiq communities, wood smoke is best known for its ability to flavor and preserve fish. Each family has its own special recipe for creating savory smoked salmon. Some rely on cottonwood, as both the bark and the wood of this widely […]

Wildfires Burn Huge Swaths of US West Coast

By VOA on Sep 12, 2020   Featured, National, National/World  

Wildfires Burn Huge Swaths of US West Coast

  Calmer winds and rising humidity helped firefighters battle more than 100 wildfires Saturday that continued to rage largely uncontrolled along the U.S. West Coast from California to Washington state and beyond, incinerating entire towns and killing at least 24 people. Authorities were concerned, however, that the receding flames could lead to the discovery of […]

Keeping the Carbon in Alaska Forests

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Jan 31, 2020   Featured, Science/Education, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Keeping the Carbon in Alaska Forests

  A scientist has an idea for reducing global carbon-dioxide emissions — fight Alaska forest fires more aggressively. Carly Phillips, an ecologist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, thinks there is a unique Alaska opportunity to keep carbon in the soil, and in tissues of living trees and other plants. “Alaska stores nearly one half […]

Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds

By Nanci Bompey American Geophysical Institute on Aug 30, 2019   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Bacteria Feeding on Arctic Algae Blooms can Seed Clouds

Photo: This is a 2009 phytoplankton bloom in the Bering Sea. Cloud seed bacteria may feed on phytoplankton. CREDIT: NASA, Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, Goddard Space Flight Center WASHINGTON – New research finds Arctic Ocean currents and storms are moving bacteria from ocean algae blooms into the atmosphere where the particles help clouds […]

STERLING HWY REOPENED: Expect delays, be prepared for sudden closures due to Swan Lake fire activity & smoke

By Alaska State Troopers E Detachment on Aug 21, 2019   Events/Notices  

STERLING HWY REOPENED: Expect delays, be prepared for sudden closures due to Swan Lake fire activity & smoke

  STERLING HIGHWAY HAS REOPENED between Mileposts 75-53. Expect delays and be prepared for sudden highway closures due to fire activity and dense smoke. Drive with headlights on and be alert for pilot cars, flaggers, and firefighters. Also, Skilak Lake Loop Road is closed to traffic. For highway conditions statewide, visit 511.alaska.gov For wildfire updates […]

Mega-Cloud from Canadian Wildfires Will Help Model Impacts of Nuclear War

By Todd Bates | Rutgers University on Aug 9, 2019   Featured, Science/Education  

Mega-Cloud from Canadian Wildfires Will Help Model Impacts of Nuclear War

  British Columbia wildfires in 2017 created a massive cloud that circled the Northern Hemisphere   Photo: An enormous cloud of smoke from intense wildfires drifted over northern Canada on August 15, 2017. The image is a mosaic composed from several satellite overpasses because the affected area was so large. Image: NASA Earth Observatory Extreme […]

Know the Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke and Take Precautions During Air Advisories

By Elizabeth Manning | DHSS on Jul 11, 2019   Featured, Health  

Know the Health Risks of Wildfire Smoke and Take Precautions During Air Advisories

  ANCHORAGE – Smoke produced by several active wildfires has resulted in air quality advisories for many regions of the state in recent weeks, including Southeast, Southwest, Southcentral, Central and the Eastern Interior of Alaska. Alaskans should check for air quality advisories on the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Air Quality Advisories/Episodes web page (or sign […]

Fire on Russian Submersible Kills 14

By VOA on Jul 2, 2019   Featured, National/World, World  

Fire on Russian Submersible Kills 14

  Fourteen sailors have died in a fire on a deep-sea submersible, the Russian military says. The fire broke out Monday while the crew was in Russian territorial waters, gathering biometric measurements for a military survey, according to the Defense Ministry. The seamen died of smoke inhalation. The submersible is now at the arctic port […]

Increased Swan Lake Fire Activity Delays Traffic on Sterling Highway

By Alaska Native News on Jun 24, 2019   Featured, General News, Southcentral  

Increased Swan Lake Fire Activity Delays Traffic on Sterling Highway

  Hot and dry weather and winds from the north-northeast pushed the Swan Lake fire within two miles of the Sterling Highway on Sunday. The advancing wildfire prompted a closure of the highway and the relocation of firefighters as the flaming front became obscured in smoke. Alaska Interagency Management Team asked for traffic to be […]

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