Tag: Alaska

When to Expect Your Last Spring Freeze

4/5/2024 - By noaa.gov. Tired of the wintry temperatures? Well, you don’t need a crystal ball to determine when the last frost may cover your newly potted plants. Instead, take a look at our Average Last Date of Spring Freeze map. Values were derived from the 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals—a database of 30-year… SEE MORE

Alaska Senator Introduces New Bill to Strengthen Coastal Workforce, Fisheries, and Infrastructure

2/24/2024 - By Carli Stewart. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski introduced the Working Waterfront Act, legislation that includes more than a dozen provisions aimed at boosting the workforce, energy and shoreside infrastructure, food security, and economies of coastal communities in Alaska and across the country. The bill will also support efforts to mitigate… SEE MORE

A groundbreaking study by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reveals the shocking disappearance of billions of snow crabs in Alaska

Billions of Snow Crabs in Alaska Likely Vanished Due to Warm Ocean

11/2/2023 - By theguardian.com. The crabs starved to death en masse because the change in water temperature increased their caloric needs, according to the NOAA Warmer ocean temperatures have likely caused the sudden and shocking disappearance of billions of snow crabs in Alaska, which had previously baffled scientists and environmentalists, a new study has… SEE MORE

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Biden Administration Awards $384 Million in Ferry Grants

2/6/2023 - By gcaptain.com [caption id="attachment_44646" align="alignnone" width="512"] President_of_the_United_States_Joe_Biden_(2021) via Wikimedia Commons[/caption] The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced $384.4 million in federal funding to expand and improve the nation’s ferry service and accelerate the transition to zero-emission ferries and technology.. The DOT says the record amount of… SEE MORE

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How to Help Coastal Communities Recover from September 2022 Storms

10/4/2022 - By US Harbors The level of destruction, and extreme need, that has been caused by the recent storms and hurricanes in Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Southwestern Florida has left many of us asking "what can I do?". We've put together this page to help answer that question. If you have… SEE MORE

Alaska - Ex-typhoon Merbok centered near the Bering Strait on Sep. 17. Water vapour satellite imagery (NOAA)

How to Help Alaskans Affected by Devastating Storm

9/26/2022 - By Chris Klint, Alaska Public Media. How to help in the aftermath of this weekend’s historic storm that devastated numerous Western Alaska communities. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has said that the best way for Alaskans to help is by donating money to reputable charity organizations like the Red Cross of Alaska, the Salvation Army’s Alaska… SEE MORE

Impacts of Extreme Storm on West Coast of Alaska

9/20/2022 - By the Alaska Climate Research Center (UAF) Widespread storm damage along the West Coast September 18, 2022 A powerful storm has caused severe and widespread damage along Alaska’s West Coast. As of early morning on Sunday, September 18, water levels are receding along the Bering coast but still rising along… SEE MORE

Learning About Elusive, Mysterious Alaska Sharks

9/12/2022 - By NOAA Fisheries. Keeping shark populations healthy is an important part of ecosystem-based management for sustainable fisheries and resilient fishing communities. But getting the information needed to effectively manage Pacific sleeper sharks, salmon sharks, and other large Alaska sharks is challenging. “Data on these sharks are hard to get. They’re… SEE MORE

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The Mysterious Disappearance of Alaska’s Snow Crabs

8/23/2022 - by Brian Neeley. Theories are many. Crabs went to Russian waters. They are dead because poachers captured them. They are dead because they have eaten each other. The crabs crisscrossed the continental shelf and scientists didn’t see them. Alien abduction. Well, not the last. But everyone agrees on one point:… SEE MORE

Alaska coast - Image by Dennis Larsen from Pixabay

Alaska Air Pollution Holds Clues for Other Arctic Climates

3/25/2022 - By Mark Thiessen. FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) — In the pristine expanse of Alaska’s interior lies a dirty secret: some of the most polluted winter air in the United States can be found in and around Fairbanks. The Fairbanks North Star Borough, which includes Alaska’s second largest city, routinely exceeds limits… SEE MORE

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