Alaska

Mark Begich Is the Winner Of U.S. Senate Race In Alaska

admin_huliq — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:48:38 -0600

The campaign office of Alaska democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate Mark Begich has announced that Begich is the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska defeating Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens.

Dried mushrooms slow climate warming in northern forests

harminka — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:18:45 -0600

The fight against climate warming has an unexpected ally in mushrooms growing in dry spruce forests covering Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia and other northern regions, a new UC Irvine study finds.

Most Alaskan glaciers retreating, thinning, and stagnating

harminka — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 01:32:45 -0500

Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to a new book published by the U.S. Geological Survey. In places, these changes began as early as the middle of the 18th century.

Palin 'Bounce' May Speed Filming of 'Looking for Alaska'

jandapitan — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:39:02 -0500

Renewed focus on 49th state spikes interest in All Things Alaska.

Alaska Women Reject Palin Rally

admin_huliq — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 14:25:20 -0500

We begin in Anchorage, Alaska, where a group of average women decided to hold a small rally to let it be known that their Governor, Sarah Palin, does not represent their views on many of the issues that are important in their lives.

For toy-like NASA robots in Arctic, ice research is child's play

harminka — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 06:32:10 -0500

Several snowmobiles navigated speedily over arctic ice and snow in Alaska's outback in late June.

High altitude balloon exceeds 18 vertical miles during flight

harminka — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:36:13 -0500

The Alaska Space Grant Program and the Arctic Amateur Radio Club formed the Balloon Experiment And Research Program—or B.E.A.R. for short—in December 2007. The program's aim was to launch a high altitude balloon equipped with two amateur radio signals and more from Poker Flat Research Range in the spring of 2008.

Scientists head to warming Alaska on ice core expedition

harminka — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 08:16:43 -0500

The state of Alaska has the dubious distinction of leading the lower 48 in the effects of a warming climate. Small villages are slipping into the sea due to coastal erosion, soggy permafrost is cracking buildings and trapping trucks.

NOAA aircraft to probe arctic pollution

harminka — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:03:03 -0500

NOAA scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming — and summertime sea ice is melting — faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are gathering with government and university colleagues in Fairbanks, Alaska, to conduct the study through April 23.

Polar bear hampers US plans

seher — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 06:16:56 -0600

The polar bear stands in the way of US plans to start sell-off of oil and gas drilling rights in Alaska.

Alaska glacier speed-up tied to internal plumbing issues

harminka — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:07:14 -0600

A University of Colorado at Boulder study indicates meltwater periodically overwhelms the interior drainpipes of Alaska's Kennicott Glacier and causes it to lurch forward, similar to processes that may help explain the acceleration of glaciers observed recently on the Greenland ice sheet that are contributing to global sea rise.

US: Hillary Clinton Now Leads In Iowa After Last Debate

MichaelChima — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:10:03 -0600

Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton now leads in Iowa, and Senator John Edwards overtakes Senator Barack Obama after the last debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, last Thursday, in Johnston, Iowa.