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LEO Network – Helping to Understand Environmental Vulnerability and Change

Speaker: Mike Brubaker, Director, Community Environment and Health, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium The Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network was originally developed as a tele-consultation tool, to provide referrals on…

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February NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing

Speaker: Rick Thoman, Climate Specialist, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska, discuss forecasting…

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VAWS – Underwater Storms: How harmful algal blooms form and their impacts on Alaska’s oceans

Speaker: Dr. Thomas Farrugia, Scientific Program Manager, AOOS, Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network Coordinator About the webinar: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Alaska can produce toxins that move through the…

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Recent stories

Arctic Report Card celebrates 20 years

By Heather McFarland | December 16, 2025

The 20th edition of the Arctic Report Card, published this week, continues to serve as a record of persistent and extraordinary warming in the North. As has been the case…

ACCAP, a part of IARC’s family friendly workplace

By Heather McFarland | December 11, 2025

An 8-month-old was the youngest attendee at the International Arctic Research Center (ACCAP’s host organization) annual retreat this year. While colleagues lined up to strategize IARC’s future, they took turns…

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

By Rick Thoman | October 20, 2025

This story originally appeared in The Conversation. Remnants of a powerful typhoon swept into Western Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta on Oct. 12, 2025, producing a storm surge that flooded villages as…

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Understand and talk about weather related extreme events, conditions, and their impacts in Alaska! Use and share our weather and climate graphics and maps for free. Graphics were created by ACCAP Climate Specialist Rick Thoman and Science Communicator Heather McFarland.

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Explore Alaska’s changing weather and climate with our interactive tools! See temperatures statewide, wind in Alaska communities, past & present sea ice extent, and weather & climate highlights.

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