The Alaska Earthquake Center has long provided NOAA with seismic data for tsunami monitoring and warning purposes. That work will wind down in November, after the federal agency said it can no longer fund the contract.
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Billionaire seeks controlling interest in GCI, regulatory filings show
Alaska’s largest residential internet provider may soon come under the control of one of America’s biggest private landowners and wealthiest people.
UAS scientists unveil new data about Juneau’s glacial outburst flood
Researchers presented preliminary data on how ice dynamics contributed to this summer’s record-breaking flood, and shared their ideas about how that could change in the future.
Alaska education department publishes guidelines on developing AI policies in schools
The guidelines recommend moving beyond bans and suggest developing ways to use artificial intelligence responsibly.
Alaska’s Climate Adaptation Science Center will stay open amid closures elsewhere
AK CASC funded the interactive flood website that helped inform Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley residents about the threat to their homes.
Study at Juneau’s only oyster farm lays out challenges and opportunities for growing oysters in Southeast
When Salty Lady Seafoods asked researchers if they could predict toxic algal blooms, a broader study of the oyster farm was born.