Mount Redoubt’s eruption 30 years ago changed how we monitor volcanoes around the world
What happened during Mount Redoubt’s eruption helped make the Alaska Volcano Observatory what it is today.
What happened during Mount Redoubt’s eruption helped make the Alaska Volcano Observatory what it is today.
One of the 7-inch yellow plates made it as far as northern Scotland.
Climate stability favored smaller creatures, leaving ice age hulks to dissolve into extinction.
Many glaciers are littered with rocks and pebbles that can accelerate glacial melt. But if the rock coating is thicker, it can actually help insulate the ice.
Some researchers believe little brown bats hibernate in Interior Alaska instead of migrating south through the mountains.
With preferences for nighttime hunting and warmer weather, little brown bats live differently in Alaska to cope with our extremes.
“This was something from the X-Files,” said Derek Sikes, an insect specialist in Fairbanks.
After a half-year in the frozen living-dead stage, wood frogs thaw in springtime and hop away to a nearby breeding pond as if nothing happened.
Snow cover encourages colder air temperatures by reflecting the sun’s rays, not letting the dusky ground absorb warmth.
A team of UAF doctoral students will dig into collected volcano data to see if they can find a key to better understanding volcano behavior.
Over the years, many people have tried to introduce non-native species to Alaska and native species to places where they didn’t previously live.
In a new publication, UAF researchers summarize what scientists have observed in this place that is changing faster than anywhere else in the U.S.