The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Walking Tour
Q&A: USGS and USFWS Focus on Co-Production
Elevating Indigenous knowledge, and working towards co-stewardship
Elevating Indigenous knowledge, and working towards co-stewardship
USGS contributes to 2023 “State of the Climate” report.
Researchers used data from the USGS benchmark glacier project to help characterize glacier change.
Researchers used data from the USGS benchmark glacier project to help characterize glacier change.
Sea Otter Population Change in Southeast Alaska
Continue to recover and re-occupy historical habitat
Continue to recover and re-occupy historical habitat
Transboundary Watersheds Geonarrative
Alaska Science Center
The mission of the Alaska Science Center is to provide objective and timely data, information, and research findings about the earth and its flora and fauna to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public to support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and circumpolar regions. We have offices in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks.
In the Spotlight
In the Spotlight
September is National Preparedness Month
Natural hazards are unavoidable. But with proper preparedness, their impact can be reduced. The USGS and its partners work to prepare, monitor, assess, and alert people to the hazards around them. Are you ready if you're affected by a disaster?
Current Water Conditions
Current Water Conditions
Explore real-time Alaska streamflow, groundwater, and water-quality conditions and access data with our new interactive map application.
News
USGS Friday's Findings - September 27, 2024
USGS Friday's Findings - September 27, 2024
September is National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month
The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Walking Tour
The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake Anchorage Walking Tour
Publications
Facies variation within outcrops of the Triassic Shublik Formation, northeastern Alaska
The Shublik Formation (Middle to Upper Triassic) is a heterogeneous unit that is a major hydrocarbon source rock in northern Alaska and the largest known Triassic phosphate accumulation in the world. This formation, which occurs in the subsurface and crops out within the Arctic Alaska basin, was deposited on a gently sloping ramp along the northwestern Laurentian margin. In this study, we document
Genomic characterization of highly pathogenic H5 avian influenza viruses from Alaska during 2022 provides evidence for genotype-specific trends of spatiotemporal and interspecies dissemination
The ongoing panzootic of highly pathogenic H5 clade 2.3.4.4b avian influenza (HPAI) spread to North America in late 2021, with detections of HPAI viruses in Alaska beginning in April 2022. HPAI viruses have since spread across the state, affecting many species of wild birds as well as domestic poultry and wild mammals. To better understand the dissemination of HPAI viruses spatiotemporally and amo
Latitudinal gradients and sex differences in morphology of the Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus bachmani)
Environment and behavior are widely understood to affect bird morphology, which can lead to differences among subspecies or populations within a wide-ranging species. Several patterns of latitudinal gradients in morphology have been described, though Allen's and Bergmann's rules are the most well-known and have been tested and confirmed across a diversity of taxa and species. These state that indi
Science
Hazards in Alaska
A major goal of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is to reduce the vulnerability of the people and areas most at risk from natural hazards. Working with partners throughout all sectors of society, the USGS provides information, products, and knowledge to help build more resilient communities. This site provides important links to a number of hazard related internet sites that provide important...
USGS Alaska Q&A Series
USGS scientists and collaborators talk about their work in Alaska through a series of Questions and Answers (Q&As). The links below contain interviews, photos, and other information about the work and collaborations of the USGS Alaska Science Center.
Q&A: USGS and USFWS Focus on Co-Production
In 2023, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the USGS teamed up to support the use of co-production in the design, implementation, and use of research and collective learning in projects being developed by staff and collaborators.