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Learn more about the Alaska CASC through their website, created and maintained by university host University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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Alaska CASC research examines topics such changing wildfire patterns, climate change impacts on stream flows, promoting climate resilience in coastal areas, and much more!

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Established in 2010, the Alaska CASC provides scientific information, tools, and techniques to resource managers and communities in Alaska.

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Map of the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center (Alaska CASC) and consortium members. The Alaska CASC serves the state of Alaska and its consortium includes the University of Alaska Fairbanks (Host), University of Alaska Anchorage, and University of Alaska Southeast.

Hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks International Arctic Research Center with a USGS-hosted office in Anchorage, the Alaska CASC works with natural and cultural resource managers, policy makers, Alaska Native Tribes, and researchers across the state to produce actionable, user-informed science. They prioritize making climate models Alaska-relevant and informing communities through research.

Visit the Alaska CASC consortium website to learn more about their science priorities.

 

Consortium members:

  • University of Alaska - Fairbanks (Host)
  • University of Alaska - Anchorage
  • University of Alaska - Southeast
     

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Annual Reports
External Review Reports

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An Increased Understanding of Alaska’s Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

An Increased Understanding of Alaska’s Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

Researchers from the Alaska CASC used satellite imagery to show that glacial-dammed lakes in Alaska are less full than they used to be, but the...

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Cloudberry Booklet: First in the “Berries in Alaska’s Changing Environment Series”

Cloudberry Booklet: First in the “Berries in Alaska’s Changing Environment Series”

A new Alaska CASC-supported booklet, the first in a series, summarizes what is and isn’t known about how climate change is affecting the prized...

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USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

For the next five-years, USGS will partner with an expanded group of universities, Tribal colleges, and Tribal organizations to provide science that...

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Assessing Future Landslide Risk in Alaska’s National Parks

Assessing Future Landslide Risk in Alaska’s National Parks

To help park managers plan for and mitigate landslide events, Alaska CASC scientists assessed future landslide risks along road corridors in Denali...

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Alaska Composers and Scientists Interpret the Science of Climate Change through Music

Alaska Composers and Scientists Interpret the Science of Climate Change through Music

Climate scientists and local musicians in Alaska will come together to explore climate science through a new creative lens. 

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Alaska CASC Supports Typhoon Response with Drone Surveys

Alaska CASC Supports Typhoon Response with Drone Surveys

Alaska CASC staff and partners used drones to survey damage to critical infrastructure from Typhoon Merbok in western Alaska.

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Connecting Alaska’s Algal Blooms to Shellfish Health

Connecting Alaska’s Algal Blooms to Shellfish Health

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working alongside Alaska CASC supported researchers to better predict when and...

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Alaska and Pacific Islands CASCs Meet to Collaborate on Climate Adaptation

Alaska and Pacific Islands CASCs Meet to Collaborate on Climate Adaptation

Pacific Islands CASC researchers traveled across the Pacific to meet with researchers from the Alaska CASC for a cross-regional effort to better...

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National CASC Chief Presents at the COP26 Conference

National CASC Chief Presents at the COP26 Conference

National CASC Chief Douglas Beard highlighted climate adaptation science from the Pacific Islands and Alaska CASCs at the 26th UN Climate Change...

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Project Spotlight: Alaska CASC Helps Juneau Community Understand Mysterious Glacial Outburst Floods

Project Spotlight: Alaska CASC Helps Juneau Community Understand Mysterious Glacial Outburst Floods

In 2011, Juneau residents were surprised by a historic flood on a clear sunny day – its first glacial outburst flood. As the community learns to live...

Read Article
Hotter and Drier Conditions May Not Always Lead to More Wildfire

Hotter and Drier Conditions May Not Always Lead to More Wildfire

Alaska ecologists explain how the relationship between wildfire and climate may vary by region, and that not all hot and dry forests are conducive to...

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Increasing Glacier Runoff Raises Potential Concerns for the Gulf of Alaska

Increasing Glacier Runoff Raises Potential Concerns for the Gulf of Alaska

Alaska CASC researches at the University of Alaska Fairbanks found that glacier runoff from one of the largest icefields in North America has been...

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Filter Total Items: 78
An Increased Understanding of Alaska’s Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

An Increased Understanding of Alaska’s Glacial Lake Outburst Floods

Researchers from the Alaska CASC used satellite imagery to show that glacial-dammed lakes in Alaska are less full than they used to be, but the...

Read Article
Cloudberry Booklet: First in the “Berries in Alaska’s Changing Environment Series”

Cloudberry Booklet: First in the “Berries in Alaska’s Changing Environment Series”

A new Alaska CASC-supported booklet, the first in a series, summarizes what is and isn’t known about how climate change is affecting the prized...

Read Article
USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

USGS Announces Expanded Consortiums for Alaska, Northwest, and Southeast Climate Adaptation Science Centers

For the next five-years, USGS will partner with an expanded group of universities, Tribal colleges, and Tribal organizations to provide science that...

Read Article
Assessing Future Landslide Risk in Alaska’s National Parks

Assessing Future Landslide Risk in Alaska’s National Parks

To help park managers plan for and mitigate landslide events, Alaska CASC scientists assessed future landslide risks along road corridors in Denali...

Read Article
Alaska Composers and Scientists Interpret the Science of Climate Change through Music

Alaska Composers and Scientists Interpret the Science of Climate Change through Music

Climate scientists and local musicians in Alaska will come together to explore climate science through a new creative lens. 

Read Article
Alaska CASC Supports Typhoon Response with Drone Surveys

Alaska CASC Supports Typhoon Response with Drone Surveys

Alaska CASC staff and partners used drones to survey damage to critical infrastructure from Typhoon Merbok in western Alaska.

Read Article
Connecting Alaska’s Algal Blooms to Shellfish Health

Connecting Alaska’s Algal Blooms to Shellfish Health

The Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska are working alongside Alaska CASC supported researchers to better predict when and...

Read Article
Alaska and Pacific Islands CASCs Meet to Collaborate on Climate Adaptation

Alaska and Pacific Islands CASCs Meet to Collaborate on Climate Adaptation

Pacific Islands CASC researchers traveled across the Pacific to meet with researchers from the Alaska CASC for a cross-regional effort to better...

Read Article
National CASC Chief Presents at the COP26 Conference

National CASC Chief Presents at the COP26 Conference

National CASC Chief Douglas Beard highlighted climate adaptation science from the Pacific Islands and Alaska CASCs at the 26th UN Climate Change...

Read Article
Project Spotlight: Alaska CASC Helps Juneau Community Understand Mysterious Glacial Outburst Floods

Project Spotlight: Alaska CASC Helps Juneau Community Understand Mysterious Glacial Outburst Floods

In 2011, Juneau residents were surprised by a historic flood on a clear sunny day – its first glacial outburst flood. As the community learns to live...

Read Article
Hotter and Drier Conditions May Not Always Lead to More Wildfire

Hotter and Drier Conditions May Not Always Lead to More Wildfire

Alaska ecologists explain how the relationship between wildfire and climate may vary by region, and that not all hot and dry forests are conducive to...

Read Article
Increasing Glacier Runoff Raises Potential Concerns for the Gulf of Alaska

Increasing Glacier Runoff Raises Potential Concerns for the Gulf of Alaska

Alaska CASC researches at the University of Alaska Fairbanks found that glacier runoff from one of the largest icefields in North America has been...

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