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

May 27, 2025

A man is looking at a laptop screen and computer monitor displaying a map.

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

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

November 5, 2024

Three women, wearing orange life vests, face forward while leaning against the bow of a blue boat with other boats in the background.

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

Annual Report – 2024 Year in Review

August 20, 2024

A page describing Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's 2024 in review.

The 2024 Annual Report summarizes the Alaska CASC’s achievements and initiatives, including new partnerships, staff growth, and research projects addressing climate change impacts in Alaska’s natural hazards and wildlife.

Gulkana study brings Girls* On Ice to international stage

August 13, 2024

A woman wearing a blue coat with her hood up stands in a gray, rocky landscape with a cloudy sky.

Teslin Brannan collected data during the 2023 Girls* On Ice expedition, supported by the Alaska CASC, and presented her findings to a global audience.

Applications open for tuition-free youth science and art expeditions

November 27, 2023

Eight people, attached together by a rope, walk in a single file line through the snow with trekking poles and snowshoes.

Inspiring Girls* Expeditions Alaska is inviting applications for a unique suite of tuition-free backcountry science and art education programs in summer 2024.

Annual Report – 2023 Year in Review

August 23, 2023

A page describing Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center's 2023 in review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2023 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

USGS releases new water cycle illustrations

January 6, 2023

Figure demonstrating the water cycle including ice, snow, glaciers, permafrost, run-off, groundwater, lakes, rivers, oceans, evaporation, and precipitation.

The USGS has published a series of water cycle diagrams which illustrate the flow of water through natural and human-impacted earth systems. Whether as frozen highways, churning seas, or thawed rivers and streams full of…

Tuition-free girls’ wilderness expedition program accepts applications

December 16, 2021

Six people sit in circle on a rocky shore with their kayaks docked at the water's edge with evergreen trees and mountains in the background.

Inspiring Girls Expeditions is inviting applications for its summer 2022, tuition-free, backcountry science and art education programs. The expeditions are open to 16-18-year-old high school girls. Alaskans are encouraged to apply, and expeditions target youths…

Annual Report – 2021 Year in Review

September 3, 2021

Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center 2021 Annual Report: 2021 in Review.

The AK CASC Annual Report 2021 highlights developments over the last year while also diving deeper into the work of our scientists and staff.

Runoff from melting Juneau Icefield increases

July 19, 2021

Two people in winter coats stand on a snowy landscape with mountains in the background and the sun setting behind the mountains.

Glacier runoff from one of the largest icefields in North America has been increasing for more than three decades, AK CASC researchers have found. As the Juneau Icefield continues to lose mass, the flow will…