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Posts by Christian Thorsberg

In Juneau, a new website offers anxious residents a better way to prepare for floods

May 27, 2025

The interactive Juneau Flood Dashboard shares maps, alerts, and water level forecasts for valley homes under different flood scenarios.

USGS salmon research features at Yukon River Panel preseason meeting

April 25, 2025

Vanessa von Biela’s studies on heat stress, spawning, and salmon mothers received great attention from U.S. and Canadian leaders.

Kenai Peninsula Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

April 8, 2025

As temperatures rise on the peninsula, freshwater quality is expected to change — affecting both salmon and humans, new CASC-funded research suggests.

In Metlakatla, Salmonberries Speak and Tell Time

February 20, 2025

Throughout the Berry Futures project, it became clear: Berries gather people, as much as people gather berries.

Food Systems in Focus as New Ambassadors Program Launches

February 4, 2025

The first-ever cohort of Alaska CASC Ambassadors will lead three new research projects on invasive European green crab, Kodiak Island’s food systems, and mariculture policy.

How a single Twitter DM, sent years ago, sparked an AK CASC effort to prepare a new generation of science communications 

January 13, 2025

When the pandemic reinforced the importance of responsible science communication, two Alaska scientists hatched big plans.

Introducing Seven Newly Funded Alaska CASC Research Projects

January 3, 2025

Salmon, caribou, permafrost, and wildfire are just some of the priority areas identified by this year’s primary investigators.

Announcing Two Postdoctoral Fellowship Opportunities

December 19, 2024

Now recruiting Postdoctoral Fellows in Climate Program Evaluation and Avalanche Science Communication.

Inaugural Alaska CASC Interns Shine, Communicating Science Stories Across the State

November 5, 2024

A children’s book, museum exhibit and media kit were just some of the science storytelling projects completed during the internship

AK CASC Tribal Liaisons and Researchers Lead and Learn at Historic Tribal Climate Conference

October 23, 2024

Hundreds of Indigenous leaders, knowledge holders, artists and scientists, along with many non-Indigenous partners, were welcomed to Anchorage in September for the National Tribal and Indigenous Climate Conference (NTICC), the first ever national tribal conference addressing climate change held in Alaska.

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