Published May 16, 2023

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game removed two moose carcasses in Anchorage last week in an effort to fend off bears.

According to Biologist Dave Battle, one was a dead calf on the University of Alaska Anchorage’s campus which a black bear was guarding. Battle said the bear took off pretty quickly once the calf was removed.

Published May 15, 2023 by Chelsea Harvey, E&E

Balmy, tropical Hawaii sounds like the last place on Earth one might expect to find snow and ice. Yet the tiptops of some of the island chain’s tallest mountains often fall below freezing in the winter, welcoming in a blanket of magical snow.

That’s not all. Near the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii’s tallest peak at nearly 14,000 feet, there’s another surprise: two patches of rare tropical permafrost, a type of continuously frozen soil most often associated with the frosty Arctic.

It’s not the only place in the tropics where permafrost exists. There are spots on tall mountains in Mexico and the Peruvian Andes, as well as Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, said Kenji Yoshikawa, a researcher at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, who has collaborated with Schorghofer on the permafrost research over the years. He’s traveled around the world documenting these kinds of sites.

Published May 16, 2023 by Anchorage Daily News

The 2023 Alaska Heart Run & Walk is scheduled for Saturday at the Alaska Airlines Center.

The event, sponsored by the American Heart Association, is a major fundraiser with a goal of raising $400,000 this year. It’s also a place for heart disease and stroke survivors to gather with family, friends and volunteers to unite for the common goals of celebration and education. Over 3,000 people have regularly participated in the event.

Published May 15, 2023 by Idaho National Laboratory INL

Developers seeking to deploy advanced nuclear reactors can find high market potential in states with energy-intensive industries, nuclear-friendly laws, and widespread social acceptance – factors outlined in a new report by researchers at Idaho National Laboratory (INL). 

?Contributors to this report include Kathleen Araújo and Cassie Koerner, Energy Policy Institute and Boise State University; Christi Bell, Gretchen Fauske and Richelle Johnson, University of Alaska Anchorage; John Parsons, MIT Sloan School of Management; and Selena Gerace, Eugene Holubynak and Tara Righetti, University of Wyoming.

Published May 16, 2023 by Malte Humpert

The new US Coast Guard icebreaker continues to face an uncertain timeline. At a recent budget hearing in front of a House Transportation subcommittee Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan explained that currently there is no estimated date for delivery.

The delays arise from a number of interconnected issues, says Troy J. Bouffard Director of the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. 

To begin, the US has not built an icebreaker in two generations.

“It has been nearly 40 years since the last US icebreaker was manufactured,” Bouffard highlights.