Alaska Science Forum: Life endures in hidden, cold worlds
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
CHENA HOT SPRINGS — “This is your chance — maybe your only chance in a lifetime — to see vole poop in a tunnel,” said Mike Taras, an expert tracker and wildlife educator for the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
Alaska Science Forum: The mystery of the dead caribou
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Forty years ago, an Army helicopter pilot flying over a tundra plateau saw a group of caribou. Thinking something looked weird, he circled for a closer look. Theanimals, dozens of them, were dead.
Alaska Weather Symposium: Venue for current research on state’s unique atmospheric conditions
Alaska Weather Symposium: A venue for current research on state’s unique atmospheric conditions
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PDF DownloadAlaska Science Forum: Permafrost scientist snowmachining from Alaska to Atlantic
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Kenji Yoshikawa will soon sleep on brilliant, blue-white landscape that has never felt the imprint of his boots. Beginning on spring equinox, the permafrost scientist and a partner will attempt to drive snowmachines from Prudhoe Bay to Canada’s Baffin Island.
Alaska Science Forum: After a lifetime of study, aurora still a mystery
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
Sometimes, after idling in the sky for hours as a greenish glow, the aurora catches fire, erupting toward the magnetic north pole in magnificent chaos that can last for three hours. “Substorms,” as space physicists call them, can happen two or three times each night.
