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A season of research on glacier-dammed lakes

August 9, 2018

Rappelling down rock cliffs, rafting across glacial lakes, and traversing icy crevasses ‚Äì it’s all part of the job for glaciologists monitoring glacial outburst floods in Alaska.

Field Report: July 27, 2018

July 27, 2018

We were up in the basin on Monday and Tuesday to survey points, fly the drone and recover some of our instruments.

Field Report: July 17, 2018

July 18, 2018

The water flow over the dam diminished during that time while the water level in the lake started dropping noticeably.

Field Report: July 16, 2018

July 16, 2018

Suicide Basin started spilling over this morning and the water elevation appears to have reached temporary steady state between 3:00 and 6:00 pm today.

Field Report: July 12,2018

July 12, 2018

As of last night, there was a 3 m difference between the water level elevation and the elevation of the lowest point of the dam.

Field Report: July 10, 2018

July 10, 2018

As of 6:00 pm today, the water level in Suicide Basin was still rising.

Massive calving event hits Suicide Basin as outburst flood monitoring efforts ramp up

June 28, 2018

A dramatic calving event triggered outburst flood warnings at Suicide Basin, a glacier-dammed lake adjoining Mendenhall Glacier.

Between the lines: Tree rings reveal avalanche history

June 21, 2018

Come late May in southeast Alaska, AK CASC scientists Eran Hood and Gabriel Wolken have something unexpected on their minds: snow. Specifically, avalanches.

Web tool offers local climate information

June 6, 2018

A new web-based tool will allow communities in Alaska and western Canada to see how global climate change could affect their regions.
A team in the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks created the tool, which transforms predictions from global climate models into more detailed information about local conditions.