Modeling | AK CASC

Scientists assess future landslide risk in Alaska’s national parks

April 5, 2023

Original article by Heather McFarland The Pretty Rocks landslide, spurred by greater warmth and rainfall, will force Denali National Park’s main access road to close at the halfway point in 2023 for the second full…

Position Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Snow Avalanche Hazards

November 30, 2021

The Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (AK CASC) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) are seeking an early career researcher interested in snow avalanches, climate change, and natural resource management in Alaska. The postdoctoral research fellow…

AK CASC Leadership met with US Coast Guard officials on Arctic science needs

September 28, 2021

members of USCG MER and IARC posed for a photo in masks

Members of the US Coast Guard Office of Marine Environmental Response (USCG MER) Policy division met with AK CASC University Director Scott Rupp and Deputy University Director Jessica Garron in Fairbanks earlier this month to…

Models for climate-driven impacts on Alaska berries

September 12, 2019

The Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Berry Outlook project works to identify the causes of recent changes in berry abundance and distribution in order to develop maps and models to aid local residents.

Integrated Ecosystem Model

April 12, 2018

David McGuire, the Principal Investigator of the Integrated Ecosystem Model (IEM) project and Amy Breen, a project manager and research professor affiliated with the IEM project, discuss the IEM project, its goals, and significance for studying and managing climate change in Alaska and Northwest Canada.