
The Shuttle Red Aurora | Geophysical Institute
Apr 12, 1981 · By glowing red on Sunday night, April 12, 1981, the heavens over the United States displayed their pleasure with the successful flight of the shuttle Columbia. Perhaps …
The Alaska-Siberia Telegraph | Geophysical Institute
Oct 23, 2025 · The plan for the Alaska-Siberia Telegraph was originated by Perry McDonough Collins, while undertaking a commercial venture in the Amur Valley of Siberia. Collins …
UAF researcher joins study of Arctic sea ice change
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation granted $3.7 million to Columbia University for the research. With co-investigators at UAF and the Native Village of Kotzebue, the project will …
Columbia Glacier Retreating - Geophysical Institute
4 days ago · Columbia Glacier, located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Valdez near the epicenter of the great 1964 earthquake, is rapidly losing its battle for survival. It is the last of …
Ice worms: enigmas of the north - Geophysical Institute
Feb 11, 2016 · Southern worms live in the British Columbia Coast Range, the Cascades of Washington and Oregon and the Olympic Mountains of western Washington. The southern …
Alaska's Freshwater Coastal Jet | Geophysical Institute
May 22, 2025 · High rates of precipitation--up to 340 inches of water per year--along the coast of southeastern Alaska and British Columbia may have important local consequences for fish …
Ranking Rivers - Geophysical Institute
Oct 23, 2025 · For comparison, that's right ahead of the Columbia in area drained and right after it in discharge. (The Columbia River also needs Canada to gain its rank; its source is in British …
Red Aurora | Geophysical Institute
Early on the morning of December 19, 1980, a blood-red auroral arc suddenly appeared in the skies over British Columbia, Yukon Territory and Alaska.
Measuring glacier wastage - Geophysical Institute
Jun 6, 2013 · It trickles in from the state’s favorite glaciers--Gulkana in the Alaska Range, Exit in Seward, Portage on the Kenai Peninsula, Mendenhall in Juneau, Columbia on Prince William …
Time Zones | Geophysical Institute
Oct 23, 2025 · The subject of time zones has once again attracted attention from the Alaska Legislature. Therefore, information on time zones is timely. The drawing summarizes the eight …