Polar bear on ice in the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
Polar bear on ice in the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
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A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
A polar bear walks across rubble ice in the Alaska portion of the southern Beaufort Sea, April 8, 2011
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
George Durner and Jennifer Wiley working on an anesthetized polar bear
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Caribou from the Central Arctic herd along the Sagavanirktok River in northern Alaska.
Sagavanirktok River, AK.
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska.
Northern Pygmy-Owl at night in Juneau, Alaska.
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta.
Aerial view of the Matanuska River Delta.
Cook Inlet aerial stream
Aerial view of a bridge over the Cook Inlet.
Aerial view of a bridge over the Cook Inlet.
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska.
Chester Creek in Anchorage, Alaska.
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska.
Short-eared Owl in the Juneau, Alaska.
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory Grace Hall office
USGS Alaska Science Center and Alaska Volcano Observatory Grace Hall office
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Montana River sonar on a bridge
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River pier at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Tanana River bridge at Nenana
Sheridan River bridge
Northern Hawk Owl in a tree in Juneau, Alaska.
Northern Hawk Owl in a tree in Juneau, Alaska.
Northern Hawk Owl on a building in Juneau, Alaska.
Northern Hawk Owl on a building in Juneau, Alaska.
MODIS Aqua 1 km true color satellite image showing resuspended volcanic ash cloud (arrow) generated from high winds scouring exposed ash on the Pacific side of the Katmai volcanic range. The cloud stretches across the Shelikof Straight and western Kodiak Island. Image ID 2010333 taken November 29, 2010. Courtesy NASA.
MODIS Aqua 1 km true color satellite image showing resuspended volcanic ash cloud (arrow) generated from high winds scouring exposed ash on the Pacific side of the Katmai volcanic range. The cloud stretches across the Shelikof Straight and western Kodiak Island. Image ID 2010333 taken November 29, 2010. Courtesy NASA.
This MODIS Aqua 1-km-resolution, true-color satellite image shows a resuspended ash cloud generated from high winds scouring the dry, unvegetated deposits in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. The cloud stretches across Shelikof Strait to western Kodiak Island.
Location: south-central Alaska, from Kodiak to Anchorage
This MODIS Aqua 1-km-resolution, true-color satellite image shows a resuspended ash cloud generated from high winds scouring the dry, unvegetated deposits in the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. The cloud stretches across Shelikof Strait to western Kodiak Island.
Location: south-central Alaska, from Kodiak to Anchorage
View of Toklat River from a bridge
View of Toklat River from a bridge