Alaska Science Forum: Predicting the future: where do climate projections come from?
By molly [dot] rettig [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Molly Rettig)
In Alaska, our lives revolve around the weather. When it comes to predicting conditions like temperature, snow and rain, the best glimpse into the future comes from climate models.
Alaska Science Forum: New wave of seismic modeling: using supercomputers to study earthquakes
Bymolly [dot] rettig [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu ( Molly Rettig)
Red and blue waves triggered by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake rippled outward from the Anchorage area and fizzled out after 45 seconds. Except in Cook Inlet basin, where the waves were trapped for another half-minute, bouncing back and forth, up and down, within the 7.5-kilometer-thick sedimentary basin.
Alaska Science Forum: Measuring the winds of space
By molly [dot] rettig [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Molly Rettig) 
On a clear, cold night two winters ago in Fort Yukon, Carl Andersen watched a rocket he helped design pierce the upper atmosphere. He and three other scientists shot pictures as the rocket ejected bright puffs of chemicals in an inverted V formation more than 60 miles up.
UNITE US showcased at 2013 National Science Teacher Association Conference
Teachers and staff participating in UNITE US, a U.S. Department of Education funded program developed by staff at the Geophysical Institute, attended the 2013 National Science Teachers Association Conference in San Antonio, Texas last week.
Alaska Science Forum: Big booms over the northland
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
New books for Mather Library in April 2013
Forty-six new titles were added to the Keith B. Mather Library's collection in April. Book topics range from humorous scientific essays to quantum chemistrty. Books are available for borrowing, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The library is located in the Akasofu Building, adjacent to the Elvey Building on the West Ridge of the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.
UAF Research Day is April 30, 2013
Celebrate student research at the University of Alaska Fairbanks at the 6th annual Research Day on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. Take part in undergraduate poster sessions, tour campus labs and studios, take in the symposium and more. Activities run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Auroral Alert issued: Solar event should spur auroral activity April 12-13
A solar event on April 11, 2013 was facing Earth and should increase auroral activity for 24 to 48 hours after the arrival of the shock front, expected late on April 12 or early April 13.
The year without summer
The healthy April snowpack in interior Alaska.
Photo by Ned Rozell.
An April snowstorm whirling outside my window today seems to be announcing the postponement of spring. As I sit here watching the show, it makes me think back to the shortest summer ever.
In 1992, it snowed more than 9 inches on May 12th. A string of 70-degree days that followed ate that up in a hurry, but the snow returned in early fall. By September 13th, more than one foot of snow cushioned the ground, and leafed birch trees arced under the weight of ice crystals. Twenty-one years later, some trees still bow to that memory.
