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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:20260721T110000
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DTSTAMP:20260722T001634Z
CREATED:20260601T175453Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260722T001634Z
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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:20260729T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260729T120000
DTSTAMP:20260730T155412Z
CREATED:20260630T151708Z
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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:20260818T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260818T120000
DTSTAMP:20260818T223147Z
CREATED:20260522T193524Z
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SUMMARY:From Landslide to Tsunami: Tracy Arm and Alaska’s Growing Landslide Threat
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Mike West\, State Seismologist for Alaska\, Director of the Alaska Earthquake Center\, and UAF Research Professor at the Geophysical Institute \n\n\n\nEarly on August 10\, 2025\, a mountainside collapsed in Tracy Arm in Southeast Alaska\, generating a tsunami that surged up the opposite side of the fjord to heights higher than the top floor of One World Trade Center. Just 12 hours earlier\, cruise ships had departed from the same area. Boats farther down the fjord experienced smaller waves as the tsunami raced through the region at speeds exceeding 100 mph. While dramatic\, Tracy Arm is not an isolated event. As glaciers retreat and weather and climate patterns continue to change\, coastal landslides are becoming an increasingly important hazard across Alaska. This webinar will explore the Tracy Arm event and place it into the broader context of changing environmental conditions\, evolving coastal landslide risks\, and what they may mean for Alaska communities and visitors.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/tracy-arm-landslide/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260821T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260821T130000
DTSTAMP:20260821T224347Z
CREATED:20260522T190739Z
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SUMMARY:August ACCAP 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 the strong El Niño now underway\, and finish with the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for September and the upcoming winter. Learn how El Niño and recent climate conditions may shape Alaska’s seasonal outlook and what could lie ahead in the months to come.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/aug2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260825T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260825T120000
DTSTAMP:20260826T165527Z
CREATED:20260715T175111Z
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SUMMARY:Tracking Drought in Alaska: Developing New Indicators and Tools
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeakers: Charlie Parr\, UAF Scenarios Network for Alaska and Arctic Planning (SNAP) and Rick Thoman\, Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\nAlthough Alaska is often thought of as a water-rich state\, drought can have significant impacts on communities\, ecosystems\, hydropower generation\, subsistence resources\, agriculture\, wildfire\, and water supplies. In this webinar\, Charlie and Rick will introduce a new set of drought indicators developed for Alaska using ERA5-Land\, a global climate dataset that combines weather observations with computer models to provide consistent estimates of historical weather and land surface conditions. They will discuss how the indicators are generated using a repeatable process that allows them to be updated regularly over time\, their strengths and limitations\, and how they can support environmental monitoring and decision-making. They will also invite feedback from participants to help improve these tools and ensure they meet the needs of Alaska communities\, resource managers\, and other users. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Parr is a geospatial programmer and analyst with the Scenarios Network for Alaska & Arctic Planning (SNAP) at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. He develops workflows and web-based tools that transform climate and geophysical data into accessible resources for researchers\, resource managers\, and decision-makers across Alaska. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRick Thoman is a the Climate Specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness (ACCAP). Rick 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.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/tracking-drought-in-alaska/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260909T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260909T120000
DTSTAMP:20260827T165006Z
CREATED:20260827T164910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260827T165006Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS Webinar - Scaling North America’s Highest Peak: Inside the Denali Climbing Forecast
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Evan Kutta\, NWS Science and Operations Officer\, and Jason Laney\, NWS Warning Coordination Meteorologist \n\n\n\nAbstract: Imagine forecasting weather for a place where a single mistake can mean the difference between an unforgettable triumph and an absolute tragedy. Rising 20\,310 feet into the subarctic sky\, Mount McKinley (locally referred to as Denali) stands as North America’s ultimate mountaineering test\, drawing roughly 1\,000 to 1\,200 ambitious climbers to its slopes every single year. Yet\, the mountain is unforgiving: only about 52% of those who attempt the summit ever stand at the top\, and in particularly brutal seasons—like the tragic summer of 1992 when 11 climbers perished—Denali serves as a stark reminder of the ultimate stakes involved.  \n\n\n\nThis presentation pulls back the curtain on the high-stakes world of the National Weather Service (NWS) Fairbanks Denali Climbing Forecast. Discover the immense scientific and logistical challenges of predicting extreme weather for a massive\, remote peak where traditional data is nearly non-existent\, forcing meteorologists to rely on a sparse network of automated weather stations\, satellite soundings\, and real-time ranger dispatches. You will also learn how this lifesaving data is distilled into clear\, non-technical updates and transmitted to the mountain via satellite phones\, public radio\, and hand-written whiteboards at isolated high-altitude camps. Join us to explore how a dedicated team of NWS Fairbanks forecasters acts as a critical lifeline\, mapping out precious “weather windows” that allow climbers to conquer the peak safely and return home. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBios: Evan Kutta is the Science and Operations Officer (SOO) at the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fairbanks\, Alaska. He leads scientific training and research\, integrating technological and scientific advancements into daily operations to enhance local forecasting. Evan earned a B.S. in Meteorology\, an M.S. in Water Resources\, and a Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science from the University of Missouri. He began his NWS career in Marquette\, Michigan\, before transitioning to his current role as Fairbanks SOO in 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJason Laney is the Warning Coordination Meteorologist (WCM) at the NWS in Fairbanks\, Alaska\, serving as the primary liaison between the office and the community. He collaborates with emergency managers\, media\, and public officials to ensure regional preparedness and the effective communication of life-saving warnings. Jason earned his B.S. in Meteorology at the University of Louisiana in Monroe. Following a 22-year career in broadcast meteorology\, Jason joined the NWS in El Paso\, Texas\, where he served as WCM before assuming the same position in Fairbanks in 2024. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-denali-climbing-forecast/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Alaska Weather Symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260910T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260910T120000
DTSTAMP:20260827T205057Z
CREATED:20260318T162049Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Rain in Interior Alaska: Local Impacts and Practical Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Eleanor Greenbaum\, ACCAP Policy Fellow \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAs winter rain becomes more frequent in Alaska’s Interior\, communities must understand the risks associated with these events and remain prepared. This ACCAP webinar will explore takeaways from various entities across several sectors who have been impacted by the hazard\, ranging from infrastructure maintenance to hazard mitigation planning. We’ll discuss key concerns\, highlight the impacts of the December 2021 “Icemageddon” event in the Fairbanks area\, and explore options for direct response and long-term planning for winter rain events. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Webinar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeaker Bio: Eleanor Greenbaum is working as a Policy Fellow with ACCAP. In this role\, she has contributed to ACCAP’s work on science communication\, extreme events\, and sustained assessment\, including examining the Alaskan extreme events landscape and creating preparedness-oriented materials focused on winter rain. Her background is in international climate policy and security\, and she is passionate about translating complex environmental challenges into practical solutions.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/winter-rain-impacts/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,Extreme Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260918T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260918T130000
DTSTAMP:20260724T231849Z
CREATED:20260605T195850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T231849Z
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SUMMARY:September ACCAP Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\n\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 October and look at the upcoming winter. Join the gathering online to learn what’s happened and what may be in store with Alaska’s seasonal climate. \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Webinar
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/sep2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260929T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260929T120000
DTSTAMP:20260903T220747Z
CREATED:20260716T234939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T220747Z
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SUMMARY:One North\, Two Fire Seasons: A Review of the 2026 Wildfire Season in Alaska\, Yukon\, and Northwest Territories
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Rick Thoman (Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness)\, Heidi Strader and Jonathan Chriest (Alaska Interagency Coordination Center Predictive Services)\, Mike Smith (Canadian Forest Service)\, and Dr. Atoossa Bakhshaii (Government of Yukon) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe 2026 wildfire season told two very different stories across Northern North America. Alaska and the Yukon experienced another relatively quiet fire season\, while the Northwest Territories faced a fourth consecutive summer of widespread\, high-impact fires and smoke. What weather and climate patterns drove these dramatically different outcomes\, and what lessons can they offer for understanding wildfire across the North? \n\n\n\nJoin the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness (ACCAP) and the Alaska Fire Science Consortium (AFSC) for a regional review of the 2026 wildfire season. Rick Thoman of ACCAP will provide the broader weather and climate context that influenced fire activity across the region\, while meteorologists from the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center (AICC) Predictive Services and Canadian wildfire experts will review how the season unfolded in Alaska\, Yukon\, and the Northwest Territories. Together\, they will discuss notable fires\, operational challenges\, lessons learned\, and what this year’s contrasting fire seasons may reveal about wildfire across Northern North America. \n\n\n\n(Satellite Image: Wildfires burn in Canada’s Northwest Territories near Great Bear Lake on July 8\, courtesy of MODIS Land Rapid Response Team\, NASA GSFC) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Webinar
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2026-fire-season-review/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261016T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261016T130000
DTSTAMP:20260724T231828Z
CREATED:20260722T185023Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260724T231828Z
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SUMMARY:October ACCAP Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, Climate Specialist\, AK Center for Climate Assessment and Preparedness \n\n\n\n\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 November and the upcoming winter. 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\nRegister for Webinar
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/oct2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar,NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261027T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261027T120000
DTSTAMP:20260826T205537Z
CREATED:20260826T202424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T205537Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to IARPC: Collaborating to Enhance Arctic Research
DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Toni O’Boyle (Director of IARPC Collaboration Team Activities\, IARPC Secretariat)\, Elizabeth (Liz) Hoy (Senior Support Scientist\, Global Science and Technology\, Inc. – NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office)\, Mike Loranty (Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies and Department of Geography Chair\, Colgate University)\, and additional speakers TBD \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (or IARPC) brings together leaders from 18 agencies\, departments\, and offices across the U.S. federal government on shared research priorities in the Arctic. IARPC also runs IARPC Collaborations: a platform connecting federal government researchers\, non-federal researchers\, and Arctic communities—including those overseas—to work together on pressing Arctic research issues. \n\n\n\nJoin this session to hear from a few IARPC co-leaders about their team’s focus areas and activities\, and learn how you can get involved with IARPC! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Webinar
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/introduction-to-iarpc/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261105T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260821T234405Z
CREATED:20260821T234331Z
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SUMMARY:Living On the Edge: The Ecology of Mountain Goats and Avalanches in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Kevin White\, Wildlife Ecologist\, University of Alaska Southeast \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSurvival in extreme environments requires perilous trade-offs. Mountain goats use steep\, exposed terrain to avoid carnivores such as wolves\, but there can be a significant cost of this behavior – exposure to snow avalanches. In this presentation\, Kevin White\, a wildlife ecologist with the University of Alaska Southeast\, will talk about long-term studies describing the extraordinary natural history and population ecology of mountain goats in coastal Alaska. He will specifically focus on recent analyses seeking to understand how avalanches transform mountain landscapes and alpine wildlife populations that inhabit them. Functioning as ecologically extreme events\, avalanches can elicit substantial population declines requiring more than a generation for demographic recovery – highlighting the importance of climate-linked factors for mountain wildlife populations. The exciting multidisciplinary research involved extensive collaboration with University of Alaska snow scientists Eran Hood and Gabe Wolken\, and others from the US\, Canada and Switzerland. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for Webinar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKevin White is a wildlife ecologist with the University of Alaska Southeast\, Program on the Environment\, Department of Natural Sciences. He studies mountain ecology\, including how such systems are influenced by ongoing change. Based upon extensive field studies in Alaska\, his recent research has been principally focused on the role of climate\, weather and snow avalanches on the population ecology of mountain goats.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/mountain-goats-and-avalanches/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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