This Day in Alaska History-October 27th, 1778
The detection of a massive harmful algal bloom in the Arctic prompts real-time advisories to western Alaskan communities
Woods Hole, Mass. (July 10, 2024) — In summer of 2022, a research cruise detected a massive harmful algal bloom (HAB) in the Bering Strait region of western Alaska. This expedition provided a dramatic example of science utilizing new technology to track a neurotoxic HAB, and effectively communicate information that protects remote coastal communities in […]
AGU research spotlight: New research benefits Arctic sea ice forecasting
Ocean temperatures in the Bering Strait and heat transport through the region have increased over the past 20 years. New modeling using a range of temperatures shows that reduced regional September sea ice occurs one to three months after a heat increase. That’s the preliminary finding of research by University of Alaska Fairbanks doctoral student […]
Coast Guard to conduct pollution response exercise in the Bering Strait
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is scheduled to conduct a pollution response exercise in the Bering Strait June 7, 2023. The exercise will test Coast Guard and pollution response industry air and surface capabilities to respond to a simulated tanker-based crude oil spill originating on the Russian side of the Bering Strait, which subsequently […]