by faster | Jul 25, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: National Geographic DATE: July 25, 2019 SNIP: A new way of measuring how some glaciers melt below the surface of the water has uncovered a surprising realization: Some glaciers are melting a hundred times faster than scientists thought they were. In a new...
by faster | May 30, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine DATE: May 30, 2019 SNIP: Alaska in March is supposed to be cold. Along the north and west coasts, the ocean should be frozen farther than the eye can see. In the state’s interior, rivers should be locked in ice so thick that they double as...
by faster | Apr 15, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Reuters DATE: April 15, 2019 SNIP: Key Alaska rivers that are usually frozen at this time of year are now free-flowing, with record-early thaws following record-high winter and spring temperatures. In the interior Alaska city of Nenana, ice on the Tanana River...
by faster | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog
SOURCE: Anchorage Daily News DATE: January 9, 2018 SNIP: Last month was the warmest December on record in Alaska, according to a federal report released Monday. The statewide average temperature in December was 19.4 degrees, 15.7 degrees above the 20th century...
by faster | Oct 31, 2017 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: October 31, 2017 SNIP: Alaska’s main oil and gas regulatory body has ordered a review of all North Slope wells after a spill last spring was connected to thawing permafrost, subsidence and a cracked casing. The emergency order,...
