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Cool Greenland Glacier Photo

While I’m not a glaciologist, I do quite a bit of work with folks who love to study snow and ice, which is why compared to many of the images I have seen, this is one of the better ones. And while Alaska is filled with glaciers, many of them beautiful, few if any are […]

Ice loss opens Northwest Passage for the first time

To those who don’t believe global warming is real. Today brought more news to the contrary. When are politicians going to get a clue as to the real world implications of this? You have to wonder.
Here’s the headline from BBC News.
Here’s where the Northwest Passage is located, with the ice magically stripped away by Google […]

Trip to Umiat, Alaska

Well after years of helping maintain remote weather cams and a weather station at Umiat, Alaska, I’m finally going to make my first visit. With two cameras in place for the last 3 years, and another 1-2 two more planned this coming year, I figured a visit was long past due.
Compared to other places in […]

Alaska Volcano Observatory

Another website I have found really interesting is the one produced by the Alaska Volcano Observatory. I first encountered it just before a trip to the lower-48 in 2006, when I was concerned enough about the ongoing eruptions of the Mt. Augustine Volcano, which had been disrupting air travel at that time.
What struck me in […]