This map reports monthly mean temperature departures from normal in March 2019 across Alaska. Map by Anna Costa and Lea Hartl, Alaska Climate Research Center.

Alaska had April weather in March

April 2, 2019
In March, most of Alaska had weather normally expected in April. “March was too warm,” said Martin Stuefer, Alaska’s state climatologist. “It was...
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Operation IceBridge Alaska's De Havilland Otter climbs up Miles Glacier during a survey flight in August 2018. Image from UAF/Chris Larsen

A Decade of Exploring Alaska’s Mountain Glaciers

March 29, 2019
In Alaska, 5 percent of the land is covered by glaciers that are losing a lot of ice and contributing to sea level rise. To monitor these changes...
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The UAF Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration and the FAA met in Fairbanks in March to test UAV capabilities. Image from Ktvf Fairbanks.

Unmanned drones tested with planes and helicopters

March 29, 2019
Throughout the week The Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Integration, otherwise known as ACUASI have joined forces...
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HAARP controls. Image by Amanda Dawn Christie.

HAARP Goes Artsy

March 27, 2019
Art and science are combined this week in a project at the High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP facility. Built for military...
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The Jago River flows north through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to the Arctic Ocean, with its ice pack visible in the distance in the 1990s. Image by Gil Mull, Alaska DGGS.

Terrain, lack of freshwater and uneven snow will make Arctic refuge winter travel difficult, scientists warn

March 26, 2019
In their argument for oil drilling on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, supporters invoke oil companies’ experience of...
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A microscopic image of a carbon nanotube with a magnetic nanoparticle inside. The properties of the tubes and nanoparticles led to a breakthrough that could lead to more storage in hard drives.

UAF discovery could mean breakthrough in hard drive storage

March 6, 2019
A breakthrough by a University of Alaska Fairbanks researcher could lead to computer hard drives capable of storing much more data in a smaller...
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Poker Flat Research Range will celebrate 50 years of rocket launches with an open house on March 9, 2019.

Poker Flat Research Range celebrates 50 years of rocket launches

February 22, 2019
March is the 50th anniversary of the first rocket launch from Poker Flat Research Range. Come commemorate half a century of research with us at...
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Greg Foscue of ACUASI visited manufacturer Skyfront in California in December to observe trials of the Perimeter unmanned aerial vehicle. Photo courtesy Greg Foscue

Unmanned aircraft will test medical supply deliveries

January 24, 2019
Unmanned aircraft will soon be deployed to test the feasibility of delivering emergency medical supplies across Alaska as part of a national...
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The first Girls in Icy Fjords team gathers for a photo in 2017. Photo by Erin Pettit

Application period opens for Inspiring Girls Expeditions

January 24, 2019
Applications for the 2019 Inspiring Girls Expeditions are now being taken. Start your application by Friday, Feb. 1, to join this summer's...
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