The new data also seems to show an overall increase in precipitation.
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Volcanic activity at Semisopochnoi prompts ashfall warning for fishing boats
The volcano is on an uninhabited island in the Rat Islands, about 600 miles southwest of Unalaska.
Denali Park glacier surging for the first time since 1957
The Muldrow Glacier is moving about 20 meters per day right now, over 100 times faster than its non-surge speed of 16 centimeters a day. The last time it surged was in 1956-57.
UAF lands $9.3M grant to expand research at HAARP
UAF has operated HAARP sporadically since taking it over from the military in 2015.
NOAA awards contract for Ketchikan facility, paving way for research vessel to tie up at home port
While the Fairweather spends much of its time at sea mapping the seafloor, studying fisheries and searching for shipwrecks in Alaska, the research vessel hasn’t had a home in the state since at least 2008.
New ermine species found on Southeast Alaska island
Researchers say the isolation of Prince of Wales Island and Haida Gwaii allowed the new species to develop.