Each year ACCAP’s climate specialist Rick Thoman appears in hundreds of news stories as a trusted source of climate change information in Alaska. Reporters across the state, nation and world…
The frequency and intensity of wildfires, coastal storms, flooding, landslides, avalanches and other extreme events are increasing in Alaska. An understanding of past events helps people plan for the future,…
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy has released a set of resources to help researchers and academics working in rural Alaska understand the complexities of Tribal communities. The…
In coastal Arctic Alaska people rely on sea ice as a platform for hunting, fishing and travel. Yet reliable forecasts of sea ice conditions and associated weather are not always…
Avalanches are Alaska’s deadliest natural hazard. They affect about 30 percent of the state and regularly damage or destroy infrastructure and block transportation corridors. Despite the danger, Alaska lacks an…
The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy’s Rick Thoman and John Walsh contributed to the 18th Arctic Report Card released Dec. 12, 2023. The report card, produced by the…
Climate change will have far-reaching consequences to the people of Alaska, according to the fifth National Climate Assessment, a report from the U.S. government released earlier this month. ACCAP’s Sarah…
