The majesty and mystery of Alaska yellow cedar
Jul 23, 2021 · These trees, which can live longer than 1,000 years, grow on the rainy coast from the Oregon/California border through British Columbia and as far north as Prince William …
Alaska Glaciers Show Dramatic Melting | Geophysical Institute
Dec 12, 2001 · Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound and Bering Glacier in the St. Elias Mountains are two glaciers losing ice at an alarming rate: during the past decade, Columbia …
The Unknown Legacy of Alaska's Atomic Tests
Jan 18, 2001 · The big daddy came in 1971. Project Cannikin was a 5-megaton explosion that inspired the formation of the group Greenpeace, a group of environmentalists from British …
The Shuttle Red Aurora - Geophysical Institute
Apr 12, 1981 · Records taken at Fairbanks indicate that this unusual aurora actually began the night before the launching of the shuttle Columbia. An unusually large magnetic storm, the …
Alaska glaciers help drive rise in sea level
Jan 12, 2011 · Many glaciers smaller than about five square kilometers — like those in the European Alps, New Zealand, Scandinavia and Glacier National Park in Montana — will …
Big change on a big landscape | Geophysical Institute
Apr 8, 2021 · The Alsek River starts in the Yukon Territory, flows through British Columbia and then on to Dry Bay in Alaska. It is a rare northern river that cuts from the interior of the …
The Alaska-Siberia Telegraph | Geophysical Institute
Dec 19, 2024 · Collins envisioned an intercontinental telegraph link from California, north through British Columbia, across Russian America to Siberia, via the Bering Strait, and across Siberia …
Messages in a Raven Rattle - Geophysical Institute
6 days ago · Image caption cont: This one includes a human, a frog, and a long-billed bird (the raven's "tail"). It is possibly a kingfisher, a bird that makes a rattling noise. Note the face with …
Ice worms: enigmas of the north | Geophysical Institute
Feb 11, 2016 · Their DNA suggests ice worms belong to three groups so unlike the other they might be different species. Northern worms live in the Chugach Mountains. Central worms live …
Avalanches, Landslides, Good For Some | Geophysical Institute
Jun 16, 1998 · University of British Columbia researcher Roger Ramcharita followed radio-tagged grizzly bears' spring wanderings in the Columbia Mountains. While avalanche tracks made up …