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New volcano activity monitoring method enhances early warning
December 17, 2021
Satellite data can now routinely be used to detect low levels of sulfur dioxide emissions from volcanoes, giving scientists another tool to provide early warnings of volcanic unrest.
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Student's research examines world's largest piedmont glacier
December 17, 2021
Understanding the surges and retreats of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier is key if climate change models are to be applied to the glacier with confidence.
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Student volcanologist studies Bogoslof volcano
December 17, 2021
Magma recharge from the late 2016 eruption of Bogoslof Volcano in Alaska resumed in March 2017 and continued until the end of a months-long eruptive period in August of that year, according to a new research method.
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Researchers work to predict long-term flood hazards
December 16, 2021
A new University of Alaska Fairbanks-led effort is working to predict how the changing hydrology of the Chena, Salcha and Chatanika rivers could alter the potential for flooding events during the next half-century in the Tanana Valley.
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UAF research featured during #UAFxAGU campaign
December 16, 2021
Scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks joined thousands of colleagues from around the world at the 2021 American Geophysical Union fall meeting Dec. 13-17 in New Orleans and online.
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News of the Arctic from New Orleans
December 16, 2021
One-hundred and 11 experts on the land, ocean and ice north of the Arctic Circle pitched in to write the 2021 Arctic Report Card, which was presented in New Orleans this week.
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UAF researchers contribute to Arctic Report Card
December 15, 2021
A dozen University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers are among the authors of the 2021 Arctic Report Card, an annual summary of the state of the Arctic environment produced by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Fire season forecasts aim to assist with resource allocation
December 15, 2021
Fire season begins while snow is still on the ground in Alaska, starting with an annual March meeting when fire managers look at how the months ahead may unfold. For each of the past two springs, University of Alaska Fairbanks researchers have added their own insight into the process.
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Most UAF offices will close for 2021-22 winter break
December 15, 2021
Most offices at the University of Alaska Fairbanks will be closed for the winter break from Dec. 23, 2021, to Jan. 2, 2022. Some offices will also be closed or have reduced hours Dec. 20-22 and Jan. 3-7.
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International coordination key in geoengineering endeavors
December 14, 2021
As the need to address climate change becomes more urgent, a variety of geoengineering proposals are emerging to ease its environmental impacts. It's a trend that could bring its own set of problems, said University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher Alec Bennett.
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Research team seeks winter rain projections
December 13, 2021
By using existing data and future climate projections, a research team is working to determine just how common winter rainfall could become in Anchorage, Fairbanks and the Yukon's Whitehorse as the climate changes.
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Cold-region permafrost bounces back from wildfire
December 13, 2021
In 2007, a shocking event happened on Alaska's North Slope. During an abnormally dry summer, a raging wildfire burned for three months and claimed a vast stretch of tundra.
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Tuition-free girls' wilderness expedition program accepts applications
December 13, 2021
Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs.
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$2.8 million pledge creates endowed chair in vocal music at UAF
December 10, 2021
A $2.8 million pledge from University of Alaska Fairbanks alumnus Steve Holmberg has established the UAF Music Department's first endowed chair.
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Elephant Point and trees growing on ice
December 09, 2021
For all the descriptive Alaska place names out there -- like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China and the trio of Death Valleys -- there are some that really make you scratch your head.
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