On the cusp of Interior Alaska’s springtime, Melinda Webster will not experience it this year. She’ll miss most of summer, too. Webster will soon head north of Earth’s landmasses, to spend the next half year cradled in ice. Webster, a sea-ice specialist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, will in a […]
University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists are developing a new method to predict ecosystem change in Interior Alaska, and their techniques could prove useful elsewhere in the world. The study uses real-time water data, rather than simulations, to predict ecosystem “tipping points.” “We’re pretty good, as ecosystem ecologists, at using stream chemistry to tell us […]
After a failed attempt to list a vehicle as stolen on May 17th, the vehicle in question was located on Monday. This led to a more serious incident that resulted in the damage of four vehicles including three patrol vehicles and two arrests, APD reported. The vehicle, a 2005 green Chevy Suburban was stolen from […]