Images

Laysan Albatross floating in the waters near the Kasatochi Volcano one year after the catastrophic eruption.

Lone sea lion hauled out on rocks of Kasatochi Volcano in 2009.

Large gully on Kasatochi Volcano in 2009 showing erosion effects

Laysan Albatross sitting calmly in the waters near Kasatochi Volcano

Laysan Albatross swimming in the water near Kasatochi Volcano

A soil profile buried under ash from the 2008 eruption of Kasatochi volcano

View of Kasatochi from the water in 2009.

R/V Tiglax offshore of Kasatochi Volcano with flock of auklets in the air.

Gullies on the slopes of Kasatochi Volcano seen from the water

Slopes of Kasatochi Volcano from the water in 2009.

Whimbrel nest in the Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge.

USGS Alaska Science Center Juneau Water field office

An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

An aerial view of sea ice with open water from a helicopter in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

A view of a pressure ridge in the sea ice in the Beaufort Sea. Photo taken during Spring Capture of the Polar Bear project.

This photos was staged to simulate how scientists monitor data. 

Northwestern Crow with deformed top beak in Auke Bay, Juneau, Alaska. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.

Redoubt Volcano viewed from the northwest following the April 4, 2009 eruption (Event 19). Steam rises from the summit crater, pyroclastic flow and surge deposits drape the flanks, and lahar deposits cover the Drift River Valley. 

An adult male polar bear still-hunting at a seal hole on the sea ice of the southern Beaufort Sea.

Polar bear still hunting at a seal breathing hole

Black-capped Chickadee with a long down-curved elongated top beak. Avian keratin disorder (AKD) is a disease characterized by debilitating beak overgrowth and other abnormalities of keratinized tissues. Affected birds have difficulty feeding and preening and may suffer high rates of mortality.