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.
The Climate of Alaska 2012
The Climate of Alaska for 2012
By Gerd Wendler, Blake Moore and Kevin Galloway of the Alaska Climate Research Center at the Geophysical Institute, UAF
GI scientists aid teacher workshop focused on cryosphere
Fairbanks, Alaska—Despite the stark contrasts in terrain that surround middle schools throughout the state, the schools have one thing in common – access to an active, exciting cryosphere. The world of ice and snow is the arena in which 20 middle school teachers from across the state will explore in a three-day professional development workshop involving expertise from the University of Alaska Fairbanks Feb. 28 to March 2, 2013.
PDF DownloadSouthwest Alaska challenging for travel, shelter
Jack Hébert, president and founder of the Cold Climate Housing Research Center, walks into a headwind toward a café in Bethel where he will wait out a flight to a neighboring village.
Photo by Ned Rozell.
BETHEL — Outside the Fly By Café, the ravens are flying backwards. At least they appear to be, as a powerful wind suspends them in time and space.
Alaska Science Forum: Southwest Alaska challenging for travel, shelter
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell) 
BETHEL — Outside the Fly By Café, the ravens are flying backwards. At least they appear to be, as a powerful wind suspends them in time and space.
Alaska Science Forum: Alaska bucks the global temperature trend
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell)
This just in: 2012 was the coldest year of the new century in Fairbanks, and the second coldest here in the last 40 years.
Successful launch from Poker Flat Research Range
but then, a camera stationed downrange at Kaktovik, Alaska showed some promising aurora. From there, everything lined up to create the perfect conditions for the VISIONS sounding rocket to launch. At 11:21 p.m.
Alaska Science Forum: Southeast residents show savvy after large earthquake
By nrozell [at] gi [dot] alaska [dot] edu (Ned Rozell
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Around midnight on January 4, Kathleen Brandt felt an earthquake at her home in Sitka. As framed pictures trembled and then fell from the walls, she started counting.
Fairbanks 2012 Review: A look back
The mean temperature for Fairbanks in 2012 was 24.1 degrees Fahrenheit, 3.5 degrees below the long-term average of 27.6 degrees. This makes 2012 the coldest year of the new century and continues the cooling trend observed over the last decade.
