As the planet's oceans are gradually warmed by the effects of climate change, a huge
area in the North Atlantic stands out as an unusual zone of relative cooling. A region
that stretches roughly from Greenland to Ireland is a conspicuous patch of blue on
global climate change maps. Researchers say its temperature contrast could intensify
in the decades ahead as shifting climate-driven winds amplify the cooling process
in the North Atlantic. Read more from the study.
A new flood preparedness website for Juneau residents is now live. The Juneau Glacial
Flood Dashboard was developed by the University of Alaska Southeast and the Alaska
Climate Adaptation Science Center. The first-of-its-kind, publicly accessible website
shares interactive flood inundation maps and provides valuable flood forecasting information
for the Mendenhall Valley under different glacial lake outburst flood scenarios. Learn more about the new website and what it offers.
Registration is open for the AK Experience Camp in Juneau, a collaboration between
the 澳彩图库 Cooperative Extension Service 4-H program and Goldbelt
Heritage Foundation. The camp theme is Aani Yaa Du.贸ow "Perspectives of The Land."
It will focus on cultural connections, outdoor exploration and traditional ecological
knowledge. Read more and register for the camp.
Youth in Sitka spent five months testing the water as part of an ocean acidification
education program called 4-H pH. The project, funded by the NOAA Ocean Acidification
Program, is part of a citizen science program called Global Learning & Observations
to Benefit the Environment Program, or GLOBE. Learn more about the program.
