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Alaska CASC at AGU 2025

November 21, 2025

Discover featured posters and presentations by AK CASC researchers, faculty, and staff at this year’s American Geophysical Union meeting in New Orleans – the biggest annual event in American science.

Annual Report – 2025 In Review

September 3, 2025

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This is the web version of this year’s Annual Report 2025 Year in Review document. The full report, along with past years’ reports and other documents, can be downloaded from the AK CASC Communication Products…

USGS salmon research features at Yukon River Panel preseason meeting

April 25, 2025

A small fish with a brown back, white belly, and black spots on its side swims through a black background.

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

Monitoring Glacier Changes: Tools and Techniques

April 15, 2025

Monitoring Glacial Changes: Tools and Techniques.

Each tool scientists use to study the Mendenhall GLOF serves a specific purpose and helps reveal how much water is stored in the basin, when drainage begins, and how the basin itself is changing over time.

Kenai Peninsula Communities Struggle for Baseline Water Data Amid Climate Uncertainty

April 8, 2025

A person stands in a river, fishing near the riverbank, with buildings and trees behind them.

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

Glacier Outburst Floods Storymap

April 1, 2025

Glacier Outburst Floods: Mendenhall Glacier. Every year since 2011, Juneau, Alaska, has been impacted by a unique type of flood that can only occur near places with glaciers.

Every year since 2011, Juneau, Alaska, has been impacted by a unique type of flood that can only occur near places with glaciers.

In Metlakatla, Salmonberries Speak and Tell Time

February 20, 2025

A hand holds a pile of red and orange salmonberries in front of green leaves.

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

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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

Three people talk while standing in front of research posters pinned to a wall.

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

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center

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