Article adapted from the University of Leeds The loss of glaciers worldwide enhances the breakdown of complex carbon molecules in rivers, potentially contributing further to climate change. AK CASC researcher and UAS Professor of Environmental…
The Alaska CASC and the University of Alaska Fairbanks are seeking early career researchers interested in wildland fire and climate change. We are searching for a scientist interested in boreal wildfire dynamics and natural resource…
Join AK CASC at one of the world’s largest scientific conferences next month! The American Geophysical Union Fall 2020 meeting will be held virtually from December 1st-17th, featuring thousands of hours of sessions and keynotes…
The Alaska CASC invites proposals for projects to be initiated in the Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. AK CASC expects to initiate 5-10 new projects with FY21 funds. For more details on this opportunity, please…
The Geophysical Institute and the International Arctic Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks invite applications for a postdoctoral researcher in climate variability/dynamics. This full-time position will have two years of funding, with potential…
Each year since 2011, flooding from Suicide Basin, a glacier-dammed lake along Mendenhall Glacier, has impacted residents in the highly populated Mendenhall Valley in Juneau. AK CASC scientists at the University of Alaska Southeast have…
In the midst of the unprecedented global COVID-19 pandemic, the AK CASC has adapted to a new, virtual mode of operation and found new opportunities in the current limitations. Despite challenges in conducting fieldwork, hiring…
The successful applicant will be part of a multidisciplinary study to link fine-scale hydrologic variation with juvenile salmon growth in Southeast Alaska streams.
The AK CASC has released the second video in a short series on glacial outburst flooding at Suicide Basin in Juneau. Following the first video, the recent addition highlights research in the basin and how…
