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Matanuska Glacier, about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage, terminates in a lake in June 2024. UAF photo by Leif Van Cise

Study finds Alaska, rest of Earth, to lose most of glacier mass

Geophysical Institute
May 29, 2025
An international study has found that Earth’s glaciers will lose 76% of their 2020 mass under current climate policy pledges made by nations...
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UAF graduate student researcher Amy Jenson at one of the instrument sites on Jakobshavn Glacier. Photo by Martin Truffer

Fast-moving Greenland glacier has the attention of UAF scientists

Geophysical Institute
May 28, 2025
A powerhouse of ice flows rapidly on Greenland’s west coast, heading toward the ocean. Some of Earth’s largest icebergs are produced here...
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Visitors at the 2022 HAARP open house walk to the facility’s 33-acre antenna array. UAF/GI photo

HAARP to hold fifth public open house Saturday, June 14

Geophysical Institute
May 23, 2025
The public can learn how scientists study Earth’s ionosphere, the region between the planet’s lower atmosphere and the vacuum of space, at a...
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Roger Topp, right, and his team discuss the setup for a model of the antenna that sits atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks Elvey Building. UAF/GI photo by Bryan Whitten

New exhibit explores Earth’s changes and beauty through radar data

Geophysical Institute
May 16, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North and Alaska Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar...
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This aerial photo from June 2022 shows the extent of land surrounding the HAARP facility, located near Gakona, Alaska. UAF Geophysical Institute photo

Air Force completes transfer of HAARP land to UAF, Ahtna

Geophysical Institute
May 9, 2025
The University of Alaska now owns the land beneath its upper atmospheric research facility near Gakona, nearly 10 years after acquiring the site...
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Wood and brush burn in controlled and monitored fire along the Wildfire Walk trail through the Yankovich Road Fire Site on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ campus April 14, 2025. UAF photo by Eric Engman

Alaska climate report: Wet April reduced drought talk, but wildfire risk remains

Geophysical Institute
May 7, 2025
Alaska entered its legally designated wildfire season April 1, but the good news is that the month was exceptionally wet, according to the Alaska...
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Visitors on a tour view the iconic blue satellite dish on the roof of the Elvey Building, home of the Geophysical Institute. GI/UAF photo by Bryan Whitten

Geophysical Institute and Poker Flat Research Range announce summer tours

Geophysical Institute
April 29, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours to showcase some of its science facilities. Two different...
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A mid-latitude system swirls in the Gulf of Alaska on Nov. 12, 2019. These systems tend to form within the Aleutian Low, which is a semi-permanent breeding ground for some of Earth’s strongest storms. Photo courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Vibrations so small you can’t feel them hold Alaska climate secrets

Geophysical Institute
April 22, 2025
Tiny Gulf of Alaska ocean wave vibrations unnoticeable by humans reach as far north as the state’s Arctic coastline. These and other very low...
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UAF doctoral student Kaytan Kelkar in Denali National Park in March for work on continuing permafrost research. Kelkar rode a sled towed by a National Park Service dog team. Photo courtesy of Kaytan Kelkar

In Alaska, getting to a research site can be a bit different

Geophysical Institute
April 21, 2025
You go where the science is. In Alaska, that can mean traveling by dog team. “I had never done that, and it was definitely more difficult than I...
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