Seismologist visits Southeast in wake of large earthquake
Seismologist Natalia Ruppert prepares to fly from Ketchikan to Thorne Bay in a DeHavilland Beaver floatplane. The Fairbanks seismologist traveled to small communities in Southeast Alaska in response to a large earthquake in the area a few weeks prior.
Photo by Ned Rozell.
CRAIG — In this cozy Southeast Alaska community that smells of red cedar chips used to power a boiler that heats both the school and the pool, seismologist Natalia Ruppert responded to an hour of questions from more than 150 people who gathered in the auditorium of the Craig High School.
Alaska Science Forum: AEIC seismologists visits Southeast in wake of large earthquakes
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
April 2013 First Friday: "Views of the Boreal Forest"
The Geophysical Institute GeoData Center is hosting a first Friday event in April 2013. The title of the show is "Views of the Boreal Forest." Holdings from the GeoData Center will be on display, but there's room to include other artwork dedicated to the theme of boreal forests. Would you like to participate?
Show your GI pride: Order a Geophysical Institute hoodie
Geophysical Institute hoodies are on sale for a limited time. Youth and adult-sized hooded sweatshirts are available in royal blue with the GI logo. Place your order online and then pay in person in the GI Directors Office in Elvey 601. Orders should be in by Friday, February 8.
Click here to visit CustomInk, the online ordering system.
Alaska Science Forum: Bison Bob a big discovery on the North Slope
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Alaska Science Forum: White River ash made its way across the globe
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
The White River Ash blasted from giant eruptions somewhere in today’s Wrangell-St. Elias Mountains, drifted as far away as Ireland and Germany, said experts who attended the December 2012 Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, held in San Francisco.
AVO updates status of Iliamna, Little Sitkin Volcanoes
The Alaska Volcano Observatory has issued a Volcanic Activity Notice for Iliamna and Little Sitkin on Jan. 9, 2013. Volcano Alert Levels were updated to Normal and their Aviation Color Codes were updated to Green at both volcanoes.
Alaska Weather Summary - December 2012
For December, temperatures were markedly colder than normal. All nine stations discussed in this summary reported below normal average temperatures. The greatest negative deviation was observed in Fairbanks at an astonishing minus 13.2 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by Delta Junction (minus 10 degrees), Juneau (minus 6.4 degrees), then King Salmon and Nome (minus 6.2 degrees).
Alaska Science Forum: Rocket parts picked up in northern Alaska
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Following up on a NASA promise to recover spent rocket parts scattered for decades across northern Alaska, workers for Poker Flat Research Range recovered more than 7,000 pounds of debris from 17 different sites in 2012.
