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SUMMARY:VAWS - JPSS: How to Access the Data Online and Training Resources
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Jorel Torres\, RA3: JPSS Satellite Liaison \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: The Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) constellation has three polar-orbiting satellites that currently orbit and provide environmental monitoring across the globe. But how do users access the data online? This presentation will primarily focus on the CIRA SLIDER – JPSS Northern Hemisphere sector\, which has been available for users to access near-real-time satellite imagery online for several years. An online demonstration of the web application will be provided. Additionally\, JPSS training resources and materials will also be showcased to assist users in the interpretation of the imagery and products. \n\n\n\nThe VIIRS Blowing Snow RGB captures swaths of blowing snow across northwestern Alaska on 9 March 2026.\n\n\n\nBio: Torres is an RA3: JPSS Satellite Liaison who works at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA)\, collocated with Colorado State University (CSU). Torres liaisons between the National Weather Service (NWS) user community and research/training communities and focuses on JPSS products\, applications\, data access\, satellite training development\, and the collection of user feedback.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-jpss-training-resources/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260721T110000
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SUMMARY:From Sensors to Safety: How Arctic Observations Are Shaping Coastal Flood Resilience in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Sandy Starkweather\, Executive Director of the US Arctic Observing Network \n\n\n\nCoastal flooding is one of the most urgent threats facing many Alaskan communities. In this ACCAP webinar\, Sandy will walk through the U.S. Arctic Observing Network’s new technical brief on coastal flooding. She will highlight how organizations such as the Alaska Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys\, the U.S. Geological Survey\, the National Weather Service\, and the Alaska Ocean Observing System\, alongside Indigenous Knowledge holders and community residents\, are turning available data into forecasts\, flood inundation tools\, and post storm recovery resources. Sandy will also discuss the persistent observational gaps that limit early warning lead times and long-term planning\, and the priority actions identified through engagement with coastal flooding experts to help sustain and expand these critical capabilities. This webinar highlights what Alaskans are accomplishing with existing tools and explores the specific investments experts say would make the biggest difference. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Sandy Starkweather is the Executive Director of the US Arctic Observing Network\, bringing together her engineering\, Arctic climatology\, and science policy expertise to build stronger collaborations among all those who benefit from sustained Arctic observing. She spent twelve years conducting and supporting field research in Greenland. Sandy has also played a key role in advancing the U.S. Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee’s Arctic Research Plans. Her work centers on building the collaborations needed to make sustained Arctic observing more effective for all who depend on it.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/usaon-coastal-flood/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260717T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260717T130000
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CREATED:20260522T185635Z
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SUMMARY:July NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecast for Aug and autumn/early winter. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jul2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T230106Z
CREATED:20260324T205413Z
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SUMMARY:June NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center forecast for July and the remainder of the summer. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jun2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260611T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260611T120000
DTSTAMP:20260611T215324Z
CREATED:20260318T212135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T215324Z
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SUMMARY:Documenting Extreme Event Impacts Throughout Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Anjali Shah\, Extreme Events Fellow (Alaska Fellows Program) working with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nFrom coastal flooding to winter rain to landslides\, extreme weather significantly impacts the lives of Alaskans. This webinar will showcase the process of synthesizing information from newspaper articles\, climate model outputs\, National Weather Service data\, and government reports into clear\, accessible two- and four-page fact sheets. Extreme Events Fellow Anjali Shah will also discuss how archival research\, science communication\, and graphic design come together to produce these materials on a range of high-impact events across Alaska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Anjali Shah is an Extreme Weather and Climate Impacts Fellow at ACCAP. As part of the Alaska Fellows Program\, she is working on expanding ACCAP’s Historic Extreme Events Library. She creates documents and interactive web pages that clearly communicate the impact of specific extreme events on Alaskan communities. Her background is in earth science and applied mathematics\, and she aspires to engage with communities to conduct research that maintains healthy ecosystems and meets local needs.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/documenting-extreme-events/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,Extreme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260522T130000
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SUMMARY:May NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for June and the remainder of the summer. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/may2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260520T110000
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CREATED:20260427T210921Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260521T012552Z
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SUMMARY:COAST-X 2026: A 2\,000-Mile Snowmachine Traverse Connecting Communities\, Coastal Change\, and Knowledge from Bethel to Utqiagvik
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Benjamin Jones (Research Associate Professor) and Phillip Wilson (Research Professional) with the Institute of Northern Engineering\, University of Alaska Fairbanks  \n\n\n\nAbout the Webinar: COAST-X (Collaborative Observations of the Arctic Shorezone: A Traverse for Knowledge Exchange) 2026 was a 1\,986-mile snowmachine traverse along Alaska’s western and northern coasts\, linking more than a dozen communities from the Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta to Utqiaġvik. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, Benjamin and Phillip will share reflections and observations from the 19-day Spring 2026 traverse\, which brought together field observations\, community engagement\, and lived experience on the land and sea ice. Traveling over snow\, sea ice\, frozen lakes and rivers\, and tundra\, they discussed coastal erosion\, permafrost thaw\, sea ice conditions\, and changing travel routes with tribal councils\, corporation board members\, educators\, students\, and community members along the way. Through these conversations\, they learned directly from residents about local priorities and pressing environmental change issues. This presentation will be informal and story-driven\, featuring photos\, field experiences\, and discussion of how COAST-X contributes to building stronger connections between UAF research\, communities\, and coastal resilience efforts across Alaska. \n\n\n\nCOAST-X was designed not as a single field campaign\, but as a mobile platform for knowledge exchange—connecting places facing similar coastal challenges and creating space for dialogue among researchers\, residents\, and decision-makers. We will highlight key insights from the traverse\, including: \n\n\n\n\nObservations and stories documenting rapidly changing Arctic coastal systems\n\n\n\nCommunity perspectives on erosion\, permafrost thaw\, and infrastructure impacts\n\n\n\nLessons learned from self-sufficient\, long-distance winter travel and field logistics\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bios: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBenjamin Jones is a Research Associate Professor at the Institute of Northern Engineering\, University of Alaska Fairbanks. A geographer by training\, his work focuses on Arctic coastal systems\, permafrost\, and environmental change. He has over 25 years of experience working across Alaska’s Arctic and sub-Arctic\, collaborating closely with coastal communities to document change and its implications for travel\, safety\, and infrastructure. Ben has led more than 30 snowmachine-based field expeditions and logged more than 20\,000 miles of Arctic tundra travel\, with a field approach grounded in Indigenous knowledge\, careful observation\, and long-term relationships \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPhillip Wilson is a Research Professional at the Institute of Northern Engineering\, University of Alaska Fairbanks. He holds an undergraduate degree in geology from UAF. His work spans Arctic field science\, engineering\, and applied research\, with a focus on permafrost\, snow and ice processes\, coastal environments\, and cold-regions infrastructure. Raised in Alaska\, Phillip brings extensive experience in remote field logistics\, environmental data collection\, and instrumentation.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/coast-x-2026/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260506T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260506T120000
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CREATED:20260414T161737Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS - Application of the NOAA Next Generation Fire System for Improved Wildfire Detection and Monitoring in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Dr. Michael Pavolonis\, NESDIS Wildland Fire Program Manager \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: The NOAA Next Generation Fire System (NGFS) automatically extracts actionable fire intelligence from low Earth orbit and geostationary satellite observations\, aligning directly with operational decision-making. Relative to legacy methods\, the NGFS is designed to detect fires earlier and provide more robust monitoring intelligence\, including enhanced resilience against cloud and smoke obstructions. The unique event data model employed by the NGFS enables new applications\, such as fire ignition notifications\, which will be demonstrated during the upcoming Alaska wildfire season. The demonstration of the NGFS in Alaska is made possible through close collaboration with the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA)\, which provides a low-latency data-processing and distribution pipeline\, remote sensing expertise\, and a deep understanding of Alaska’s unique wildfire stakeholder needs. This presentation will provide an overview of the NGFS and planned activities for the 2026 Alaska fire season. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Michael Pavolonis is the NOAA National Environmental Satellite\, Data\, and Information Service (NESDIS) Wildland Fire Program manager. He earned his Ph.D. in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin. He also holds a B.S. degree in Meteorology from Penn State and an M.S. degree in Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences from the University of Wisconsin. Throughout his 20+ years at NOAA\, Mike has focused on satellite sensing of environmental hazards to support operational applications\, including decision support tools for Alaska use cases.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-noaa-ngfs/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260423T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260423T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T184926Z
CREATED:20260319T005628Z
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SUMMARY:Tracking Green-up in Alaska’s Boreal Forest
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness)\, Jan Dawe (OneTree) and Susan Harry (University of Alaska Fairbanks) \n\n\n\n\nGreen-up\, when leaves burst forth from Alaska’s deciduous trees\, has important implications for the seasonal ecology\, society and even meteorology in the state. Sap starts flowing in birch trees\, leading to tapping and turning the sap into delicious treats. It is rapidly followed by pollen release\, which is a health issue for many Alaskans. Fairbanks has a unique multi-decadal record of green-up dates that’s been used to develop a technique for forecasting green-up and related events in the Interior and more broadly in the boreal forest regions in Alaska. This webinar will be the seventh annual review of the green-up forecasting tools and will provide a look-ahead at green-up for Spring 2026. One Tree will demonstrate citizen science-outreach tools for birch tappers and others.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/green-up-2026/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260422T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260422T120000
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CREATED:20260326T170009Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS - Exploring Alaska’s Weather and Environment through Online Courses from COMET MetEd
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Amy Stevermer\, Scientist\, and Patrick Dills\, Scientist\, The COMET Program\, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: Alaska is a place of remote areas and harsh environmental conditions\, where conventional weather observations (surface\, upper air\, and radar) are often not available or are limited for adequately depicting weather phenomena. This presentation highlights online training courses offered through COMET’s MetEd website\, providing up-to-date information about capabilities and products for meeting high-latitude observation challenges. Satellite imagery and other products address needs for detecting and monitoring weather and environmental conditions and for improving forecasts that help mitigate the risks posed by hazards\, including extreme cold\, high winds\, wildfires\, changing sea ice conditions\, storms\, and both coastal and inland flooding. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBios: Amy Stevermer is a scientist and program lead at UCAR/COMET. She is involved in efforts to develop e-learning across multiple Earth system science topics and is committed to expanding overall environmental and science literacy for audiences from local to global. She brings a background in atmospheric sciences and technical communication to projects aimed at helping people effectively use weather\, water\, and climate information. \n\n\n\nPatrick Dills is a scientist and meteorologist with The COMET Program in Boulder\, Colorado\, where he has contributed deep knowledge on satellite products and their use over the past 30+ years. In his role\, Patrick provides guidance and satellite remote sensing expertise to COMET online lessons and courses that focus on satellite capabilities and applications for operational forecasters\, as well as other interested users and learners.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-comet-meted-courses/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260421T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260421T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T185501Z
CREATED:20260213T170730Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T185501Z
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SUMMARY:Alaska Spring River Breakup Outlook
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Kyle Van Peursem (NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center) and Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness) \n\n\n\n\nTune in for the latest update and outlook on river ice breakup across Alaska this spring. Will this spring bring the threat of impactful ice jams associated with a more dynamic breakup\, or are we looking at a milder breakup with a lower risk of flooding? Kyle Van Peursem of the NWS Alaska-Pacific River Forecast Center will review breakup basics and provide an overview of current conditions statewide. ACCAP Alaska Climate Specialist Rick Thoman will discuss the latest subseasonal outlooks that help inform the NWS’s official breakup outlook and forecasts.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/river-breakup-2026/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260417T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260417T130000
DTSTAMP:20260527T002850Z
CREATED:20260213T010124Z
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SUMMARY:April NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for May and the early summer.  Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/apr2026-alaska-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260326T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260326T120000
DTSTAMP:20260529T221555Z
CREATED:20250924T163944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T221555Z
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SUMMARY:When Every Second Counts: How Alaskans Get Emergency Alerts
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nPanelists: Nancy Durham\, Fairbanks North Star Borough; Aviva Braun\, National Weather Service; Dave Snider\, National Tsunami Warning Center; Mark Roberts\, AK State Emergency Operations Center; Dennis Bookey\, AK State Emergency Communications Committee \n\n\n\nEmergencies can strike quickly in Alaska\, from severe weather and wildfires to floods and tsunamis. Recent events\, such as ex-typhoon Halong and last summer’s catastrophic Texas floods\, have brought renewed attention to the importance of alerts\, particularly in rural and geographically isolated areas\, where reaching people can be difficult. Staying informed through timely alerts is critical\, but many Alaskans have questions about how to sign up\, where alerts come from\, and how to know which sources to trust. Join ACCAP and a panel of experts from local\, state\, and federal agencies to learn how alerts are issued\, how to access them\, and what’s being done to keep Alaskans informed and safe.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/emergency-alerts/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260320T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260320T130000
DTSTAMP:20260324T214318Z
CREATED:20260108T201819Z
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SUMMARY:March NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for April and the Spring/early Summer season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/march2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260304T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T185632Z
CREATED:20260203T011854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T185632Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS - Underwater Storms: How harmful algal blooms form and their impacts on Alaska's oceans
DESCRIPTION:PDF of Presentation Slides\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Dr. Thomas Farrugia\, Scientific Program Manager\, AOOS\, Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network Coordinator \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) in Alaska can produce toxins that move through the marine food web and make certain food items dangerous to consume. For many coastal communities that rely on wild harvested marine foods – such as shellfish\, fish\, seabirds\, and marine mammals – HABs present a threat to food security. In addition\, we are learning that this threat is likely to increase in the future and is an emergent threat in Arctic communities. This presentation will go through how HABs form in Alaskan waters\, the conditions that are conducive to HAB formation\, how HABs are currently being monitored and researched\, and what more needs to be done to better mitigate this threat. We will also discuss how recent and predicted future changes in the oceans could affect the distribution\, intensity\, and species composition of HABs in Alaska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Thomas is a marine ecologist who joined the Alaska Ocean Observing System in 2020 as the first Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom (AHAB) Network Coordinator. After a B.S. in Biology at McGill University\, he spent a year as a fisheries observer in the Bering Sea\, where he developed an affinity for Alaska and its waters. He obtained his M.S. in Marine Biology at California State University Long Beach\, before returning to Alaska for his Ph.D. in Fisheries at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He then worked as a stock assessment scientist for the Falkland Islands in the south Atlantic and as a white shark researcher for the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Thomas is very excited to be back in Alaska coordinating the awareness\, monitoring\, research\, and response to HABs – a crucial issue impacting public health\, food safety and security\, and wildlife populations.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-underwater-storms-habs/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260227T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260227T130000
DTSTAMP:20260528T001946Z
CREATED:20251201T053505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T001946Z
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SUMMARY:February NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for March and the Spring season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\nPDF of Presentation Slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/feb2026-alaska-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260224T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260224T120000
DTSTAMP:20260224T223128Z
CREATED:20251219T052038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T223128Z
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SUMMARY:LEO Network – Helping to Understand Environmental Vulnerability and Change
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Mike Brubaker\, Director\, Community Environment and Health\, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium \n\n\n\nThe Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network was originally developed as a tele-consultation tool\, to provide referrals on questions related to wildlife\, plant\, weather or community change. It is only in recent years that the platform has been applied to describe broader trends. This presentation will explore how to use LEO Network as a measure of environmental change at the local and regional level. \n\n\n\nAbout the speaker: Mike serves as the Director for the department of Community Environment and Health\, at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium. His department includes four program areas: Environmental Health\, Emergency Preparedness\, Contaminated Sites\, and Tribal Capacity. Mike is originally from Juneau but has spent most of his life in Anchorage. He attended St. Lawrence University and graduated with a BS in Biology. Graduate study in Environmental Management followed at University of San Franciso. His career has focused on improving environmental conditions in rural communities. This started as a Peace Corps volunteer in the 1990s\, surveying health infrastructure in Hungary after the collapse of communism. Upon returning to Alaska\, Mike worked on cleanup of contaminated former military sites\, before taking a job as the environmental program coordinator at the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association. Mike started at ANTHC in 2008 tasked with establishing a statwide environmental training program. His work has involved performing community assessment related to climate change impacts\, establishing the Center for Climate and Health\, and the LEO Network. He hosts the quarterly One Health Group meetings and publishes a monthly E-news entitled The Northern Climate Observer. Mike enjoys getting out into the Chugach Mountains\, all year round. \n\n\n\nPDF of Presentation Slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/leo-network/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260219T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260219T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T185534Z
CREATED:20260107T190523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T185534Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to the AOOS Ocean Data Explorer
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Taylor Borgfeldt (Alaska Water Level Watch Coordinator) and Sheyna Wisdom (Executive Director) with the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS) \n\n\n\nExplore Alaska’s coastal and ocean environment like never before with the Ocean Data Explorer\, a powerful online data portal hosted by the Alaska Ocean Observing System (AOOS). This interactive tool brings together observational\, model\, and sensor datasets\, —including real-time oceanographic and atmospheric conditions\, historical records— to help scientists\, managers\, coastal communities\, and the public visualize and analyze physical\, chemical\, and biological information about Alaska’s waters. \n\n\n\nIn this webinar\, you’ll learn how to: 1) Navigate the Ocean Data Explorer interface and data catalog\, 2) Access and visualize real-time and historical datasets\, and 3) Build custom data views to support research\, planning\, and decision-making. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPDF of Presentation Slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/aoos-data-explorer/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260218T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260218T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T192337Z
CREATED:20260107T195107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T192337Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS - Monitoring and Communicating Glacier Outburst Flood Hazards from Mendenhall Glacier
DESCRIPTION:PDF Presentation Slides\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Eran Hood\, Professor of Environmental Science\, University of Alaska Southeast \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: Suicide Basin\, an ice-marginal lake along Mendenhall Glacier\, has released outburst floods every year since 2011. In recent years (2023-2025)\, the outburst floods have increased in volume and caused extensive flooding and damage in the Mendenhall Valley\, the largest residential neighborhood in Juneau. This talk will discuss the dynamics of the glacier outburst flood\, including how it is evolving over time\, and how flood hazards are communicated to Juneau residents. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Eran Hood is a Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Alaska Southeast and is part of a team of university and agency scientists who have studied the outburst floods at Mendenhall Glacier since 2011.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-monitoring-and-communicating-glacier-outburst-flood-hazards-from-mendenhall-glacier/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T190438Z
CREATED:20251127T012507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T190438Z
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SUMMARY:Arctic Report Card 2025: Celebrating the 20th Edition
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist (AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness)\, Abagael Pruitt\, Postdoctoral Scholar (University of California Davis)\, Hannah-Marie Ladd\, Indigenous Sentinels Network (Aleut Community of St. Paul Island)\, Veronica Padula\, Chief Science Officer of the Bering Sea Research Center (Aleut Community of St. Paul Island) \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nThe Arctic Report Card provides an annual update on the state of the Arctic system\, highlighting key climate indicators and the impacts of rapid environmental change on Arctic communities and ecosystems. This ACCAP webinar will review major findings from this year’s 20th edition\, marking two decades of sustained observations and scientific assessment. Speakers will share insights from the newest essays and indicators compiled by international research teams. Supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\, the Arctic Report Card is released each December at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. \n\n\n\nPDF of Presentation Slides\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBios: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRick Thoman is the Alaska Climate Specialist with ACCAP and has many years of experience producing reliable Alaska climate information and graphics describing Alaska’s changing environment. His work spans the bridge between climate modeling\, Alaska communities\, and the media. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbagael Pruitt is a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California\, Davis\, in the Department of Environmental Toxicology. Abagael works on the Rusting Rivers project\, and am a coauthor on the Rusting Rivers chapter of the 2025 Arctic Report Card. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHannah-Marie Ladd is the Program Director of the Indigenous Sentinels Network (ISN) that is operated by the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government. She leads the program in supporting a tribally owned software development to support implementing community-driven environmental and climate monitoring initiatives. ISN partners with tribal\, federal\, state\, nonprofit\, and community organizations to collect and utilize environmental data to support climate adaptation and conservation efforts in Alaska and beyond. With a background in environmental studies\, sustainability\, anthropology\, marine policy\, coordination\, and data collection\, Hannah-Marie’s work focuses on climate adaptation\, coastal resource management\, and community-led change. She brings experience in project management\, environmental research\, and fostering equitable collaborations across diverse stakeholders. Born in Colorado with multi-racial roots (Hispanic\, European\, and Native American (Sioux Tribe))\, she has worked globally and is now living in Alaska\, where she continues to expand her expertise in storytelling\, creative media\, and activism. \n\n\n\nLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garciahm/ \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVeronica Padula is the Chief Science Officer of the Bering Sea Research Center\, which is operated by the Aleut Community of St. Paul Island Tribal Government. In this role\, she supports the growth and expansion of tribal and community-led scientific research\, strengthening collaborations among tribal\, academic and governmental agencies to address ongoing community concerns and questions. Her main research interests are in ecosystem health\, particularly the impacts marine pollution has on ecosystem health.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/arctic-report-card-2026/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T190351Z
CREATED:20251220T041929Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T190351Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS - Introducing NISAR: NASA's Biggest Earth Observation Mission
DESCRIPTION:PDF Presentation Slides\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Franz Meyer\, Professor\, UAF Geophysical Institute\, Chief Scientist\, Alaska Satellite Facility \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: Some of the recent earthquakes in Alaska and across the globe showed us how violently Earth can sometimes move under our feet. In July 2025\, NASA\, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organization\, launched the NISAR satellite mission that will allow us to monitor such events at unprecedented accuracy\, helping us better understand many of the natural hazards that affect Alaskans daily. \n\n\n\nNISAR will revolutionize how we monitor Earth. It will be able to monitor volcanoes\, glaciers\, sea ice\, forests\, and seismic zones independent of weather and daylight conditions. NISAR’s instruments will be able to measure movements of Earth down to a centimeter accuracy\, an incredible feat for a sensor orbiting more than 800 kilometers away. NISAR will collect more free-and-open data than NASA currently holds in all of its archives. \n\n\n\nIn addition to an overview of NISAR itself\, this talk will also highlight Alaska’s important role in this mission. Working closely with NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory\, UAF’s Alaska Satellite Facility downlinks\, archives\, and distributes NISAR’s data to an international audience of scientists and decision-makers\, all right here from Alaska. Supported by its talented local staff\, this will make ASF one of the world’s leading data centers. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Meyer has more than 25 years of experience in the theory and application of radar remote sensing. He has been teaching radar remote sensing-related topics since 2000. He has been the PI of several successful research projects funded by NASA\, NGA\, private industry\, and the European Union. Meyer has published more than 150 publications\, five of which received best paper awards. He was awarded the IEEE GRSS GOLD Early Career award in 2011\, the Terris and Katrina Moore Prize in 2014\, a NASA/USAID SERVIR Collaboration Award in 2019\, the IEEE GRSS Education Award in 2024\, and the Emil Usibelli Distinguished Research Award in 2025. He holds chair or Co-Chair positions in IEEE GRSS\, ISPRS\, IGS\, and EarthScope. He is the Chief Scientist of the Alaska Satellite Facility\, a current Science Team Member of the NASA-ISRO SAR mission NISAR\, and a Project Science Team member of the JPL OPERA project.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-introducing-nisar-nasas-biggest-earth-observation-mission/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260121T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260121T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T185817Z
CREATED:20251201T010826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T185817Z
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SUMMARY:Adventurer Meets Expert: A Practical and Scientific Guide to Using Windy.com in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Luc Mehl\, Alaska-based Adventurer/Outdoor Educator\, Triple Point Training\, and Jonathan Chriest\, Lead Meteorologist\, National Weather Service \n\n\n\nAbout the Webinar: This webinar introduces practical ways to use Windy.com for planning outings in Alaska. Adventurer Luc Mehl will demonstrate how he uses the application in real backcountry scenarios\, while Jonathan Chriest\, a meteorologist\, explains the forecasting tools and models that underpin it. Together\, they’ll help you understand Windy’s strengths and limitations\, and how to use it more effectively to stay safe outdoors. \n\n\n\nBios: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuc Mehl is an Alaska-based adventurer and outdoor educator who has traveled thousands of miles across the state by ski\, packraft\, bike\, foot\, and ice skates. Through his company\, Triple Point Training\, Luc specializes in teaching safe and effective backcountry travel\, drawing on his background in environmental data science\, wilderness risk management\, and work as an ice\, swiftwater\, and avalanche rescue instructor. Luc has earned two national book awards as well as national recognition for public service and outreach. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJonathan Chriest works as a Lead Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks. As an active Alaskan adventurer\, Jonathan is passionate about helping organizations and individuals use weather and water information to make safer and more effective decisions from the tarmac\, to the backcountry\, to the fireline where he also works as an Incident Meteorologist. Jonathan holds a Master’s of Science in Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/using-windy-com-in-alaska/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260116T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260116T230904Z
CREATED:20251201T050218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T230904Z
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SUMMARY:January NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\n2025 and the start of 2026 brought a lot of extreme weather to Alaska. During this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, Rick will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, highlights from 2025\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for February and the remainder of the late winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPDF of Presentation slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/jan2026-alaska-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251219T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251219T130000
DTSTAMP:20260529T221410Z
CREATED:20250924T234925Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T221410Z
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SUMMARY:December NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for January and early spring. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPDF of Presentation Slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/dec2025-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251204T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T190244Z
CREATED:20251105T203945Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T190244Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS: Weather and Avalanche Forecasting in Southcentral Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Carson Jones\, Lead Meteorologist\, NWS Anchorage\, and Mik Dalpes\, Avalanche Specialist\, Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: This VAWS webinar examines the complexities of forecasting mountain weather in Alaska and its impacts on snowpack evolution\, avalanche hazard\, and operational forecasting. It will detail the analytical tools\, model guidance\, and observational networks used by meteorologists and avalanche forecasters to assess and communicate risk\, forecast confidence\, and uncertainty across Southcentral Alaska. \n\n\n\nBios: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCarson Jones is a Lead Meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Anchorage\, Alaska. After earning his master’s degree in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences with research focused on changing snowpack dynamics in the southern Rockies\, Carson joined the Anchorage NWS office\, where he now serves as the Avalanche Program Lead. His work centers on mountain weather forecasting and communicating its impact to avalanche forecasters and the greater snow sports and backcountry user community. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMik Dalpes grew up in Minnesota\, where skiing consisted of getting a tow behind a snowmachine and wearing a full face mask at all times. She quickly made her way to Colorado and\, while earning a degree in environmental studies and geography from the University of Colorado in Boulder\, she began a career in ski patrolling. Mik spent five years at Arapahoe Basin\, then transitioned to Alyeska. She finished her eight-year Alyeska career as the Assistant Patrol Director with her loyal co-worker and avalanche dog “Zooka.” At this time\, Mik’s summers were spent guiding and teaching sea kayaking and mountaineering for the Outward Bound School in Seward\, AK. Her career in the federal government began in 2015 working as a Ranger at Kenai Fjords National Park. Mik spent 4 years in Talkeetna employed as a Mountaineering Ranger for Denali National Park. For a decade Mik has been instructing avalanche courses for the Alaska Avalanche School. Off the field\, Mik tells us her favorite things are spending time doing anything with her amazing family\, which includes her husband Mark and two kids\, Bowen (7) and Tide (4). \n\n\n\nCarson Jones’ Presentation Slides\n\n\n\nMik Dalpes’ Presentation Links
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-weather-and-avalanche-forecasting-in-southcentral-alaska/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251121T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251121T130000
DTSTAMP:20251122T005635Z
CREATED:20250924T232858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251122T005635Z
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SUMMARY:November NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for December and the remainder of the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPDF PresentationDownload
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/nov2025-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251113T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251113T120000
DTSTAMP:20260528T235504Z
CREATED:20251017T164046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260528T235504Z
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SUMMARY:Ex-Typhoon Halong: The Weather and Climate Story
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, and Ed Plumb\, Weather and Flood Hazards Specialist\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nOn October 11–12\, 2025\, ex-Typhoon Halong brought catastrophic flooding and damaging winds to parts of western Alaska\, particularly across the Kuskokwim Delta region. In this ACCAP webinar\, we’ll focus on the weather and climate aspects of this exceptional event. We’ll discuss the evolution of the storm\, how unusual it was for a former typhoon to take this track so far north\, how rare storms of this strength are in the eastern Bering Sea\, and how weather forecast models performed leading up to the event. \n\n\n\nPDF Presentation Slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/ex-typhoon-halong-the-weather-and-climate-story/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,Extreme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251017T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251017T130000
DTSTAMP:20260529T221443Z
CREATED:20250924T224716Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T221443Z
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SUMMARY:October NWS Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for November and the winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPDF Presentation Slides
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/oct2025-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251008T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20251008T120000
DTSTAMP:20260529T223238Z
CREATED:20250909T221046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260529T223238Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS: Powering Alaska’s Digital Atlas
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Leslie Jones\, PhD\, Geospatial Information Officer for the State of Alaska \n\n\n\nAbout the webinar: Alaska’s scale demands collaboration. This VAWS webinar highlights how the Alaska Geospatial Office (AGO) is partnering with federal\, local\, and tribal organizations to close data gaps\, modernize core layers\, and deliver integrated\, decision-ready map products at both community and statewide scales. We will discuss how governance and efficient pipelines power faster\, more reliable delivery to the public—through the Alaska State Geoportal and interoperable services. We’ll also cover new efforts to improve access to historic and concurrent remote-sensing data\, with opportunities to enable innovation and broaden partnerships across Alaska. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Leslie Jones\, PhD\, is the Geospatial Information Officer for the State of Alaska\, leading statewide initiatives to expand access to—and use of—geospatial data through modern infrastructure and technology. In 2020\, she founded the Alaska Geospatial Office and launched the state’s first integrated open-data geoportal. Appointed by the Secretary of the Interior\, Dr. Jones serves on federal advisory committees—including the National Geospatial Advisory Committee—advancing strategies that align technology\, policy\, and partnerships to support Alaska’s priorities and national objectives. \n\n\n\nPDF Presentation SlidesDownload
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-powering-alaskas-digital-atlas/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250919T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20250919T130000
DTSTAMP:20250921T172727Z
CREATED:20250829T192127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250921T172727Z
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SUMMARY:September NWS Alaska Climate outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist \n\n\n\nDuring this month’s Climate Outlook Briefing\, we will review recent and current climate conditions around Alaska\, discuss forecasting tools\, and finish up with the Climate Prediction Center’s forecast for October and the early winter season. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPDF PresentationDownload
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/sept2025-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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