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Gulkana study brings Girls* On Ice to international stage

By Christian Thorsberg | 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.

Research connections reveal risks to mountain goats from avalanches in Southeast Alaska

By Mike Delue | May 7, 2024
A white mountain goat looks out at the land while standing on a ledge of a snowy, rocky mountain.

Mountain goats are highly specialized for alpine life but survival requires negotiating precarious trade-offs. Findings from a long-term study by AK CASC researchers show that death from avalanches represents a widespread but previously undescribed pathway by which snow can influence populations of these mountain-adapted animals.

Position Opening: Postdoctoral Researcher in Snow Avalanche Hazards

By Molly Tankersley | November 30, 2021
A snow-covered mountain is in the background with snow-covered evergreens all around.

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…

Alaska Rain-on-Snow Event Data Now Available

By Mike Delue | September 10, 2020
Map of Alaska and eastern Russia displaying data collected on the millimeters of rain on snow.

Data on Rain-on-Snow events across Alaska are now available.

AK CASC scientists link the effects of snowpack changes on salmon in Alaska Park Science article

By Molly Tankersley | June 9, 2020
A yellow-brown slope towards a green forest, with snow-capped mountains above a lake in the background.

AK CASC scientists Jeremy Littell and Stephanie McAfee are authors on a recent publication titled, “So Goes the Snow: Alaska Snowpack Changes and Impacts on Pacific Salmon in a Warming Climate,” in conjunction with the National Park Service.

Between the lines: Tree rings reveal avalanche history

By Molly Tankersley | June 21, 2018
An aerial view of a forested, mountainous landscape with snowy mountains in the background.

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

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