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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:20260421T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260421T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T185501Z
CREATED:20260213T170730Z
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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:20260422T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260422T120000
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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:20260423T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260423T120000
DTSTAMP:20260527T184926Z
CREATED:20260319T005628Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260527T184926Z
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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: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:20260520T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260520T120000
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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:20260522T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260522T130000
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CREATED:20260318T210457Z
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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: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:20260619T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260619T230106Z
CREATED:20260324T205413Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260619T230106Z
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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:20260717T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260717T130000
DTSTAMP:20260718T174510Z
CREATED:20260522T185635Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260718T174510Z
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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
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20260721T120000
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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260730T155412Z
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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T223147Z
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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260821T224347Z
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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
LAST-MODIFIED:20260826T165527Z
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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:20260915T190714Z
CREATED:20260827T164910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260915T190714Z
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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.
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:20260910T224022Z
CREATED:20260318T162049Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260910T224022Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Rain in Interior Alaska: Local Impacts and Practical Solutions
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeaker: Eleanor Greenbaum\, ACCAP Policy Fellow \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\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:20260918T223950Z
CREATED:20260605T195850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260918T223950Z
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SUMMARY:September 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 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.
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:20260929T235537Z
CREATED:20260716T234939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260929T235537Z
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SUMMARY:One North\, Two Fire Seasons: A Review of the 2026 Wildfire Season in Alaska\, Yukon\, and Northwest Territories
DESCRIPTION:Download Webinar Transcript\n\n\n\nSpeakers: 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 Atoossa Bakhshaii (Government of Yukon) \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.
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/2026-fire-season-review/
CATEGORIES:ACCAP Climate Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261014T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261014T120000
DTSTAMP:20260924T192708Z
CREATED:20260924T192705Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260924T192708Z
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SUMMARY:VAWS Webinar - Tsunami Alerting in Alaska
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Summer Ohlendorf\, Science and Operations Officer\, National Tsunami Warning Center \n\n\n\nA map illustrating the propagation and wave travel times of the April 1\, 1946\, Aleutian Islands tsunami.\n\n\n\n\nAbstract: From Palmer\, Alaska\, the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center monitors 24×7 for any hazards that may produce dangerous tsunamis for the continental U.S. and Canadian coasts. Over the decades\, the center has incrementally continued to grow in both area of responsibility and breadth of the hazards it monitors. This session will provide an overview of the types of tsunami hazards present in Alaska\, how the team\, NTWC\, and their partners assess and alert for tsunamis as events unfold\, and how you can be better prepared for the next one. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBio: Summer Ohlendorf serves as the Science and Operations Officer at NOAA’s National Tsunami Warning Center. In that role\, she manages the center’s data ingests and analysis\, training and operations\, and integration of scientific advancements. Summer holds a Ph.D in Geophysics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has now been at the NTWC for 11 years. She’s passionate about leveraging the expertise of the TWC staff and their scientific partners to improve warning quality and community preparedness for a broad range of tsunami sources \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/vaws-webinar-tsunami-alerting-in-alaska/
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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:20260930T232006Z
CREATED:20260826T202424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T232006Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to IARPC: Collaborating to Enhance Arctic Research
DESCRIPTION:The Interagency Arctic Research Policy Committee (IARPC) brings together leaders from 18 federal agencies\, departments\, and offices around shared Arctic research priorities. IARPC also supports IARPC Collaborations\, a platform connecting federal and non-federal researchers\, Arctic communities\, and other partners to work together on pressing Arctic research issues. \n\n\n\nThis webinar will provide an introduction to IARPC followed by a series of short lightning talks offering a sampling of the research\, collaboration\, and community engagement happening across the program. Together\, these lightning talks will provide a quick look at the breadth of work underway across IARPC and highlight opportunities for researchers\, communities\, and others to connect\, collaborate\, and get involved. Hear from IARPC team and community of practice co-leads working in: Terrestrial Ecosystems\, Arctic Systems Interactions\, Coastal Resilience\, Technology Innovation and Application\, and Tribal Consultation and Effective Processes \n\n\n\n\nRegister for Webinar\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n\n\n\nIARPC SecretariatToni O’Boyle\, Director of IARPC Collaboration Team Activities\, IARPC Secretariat \n\n\n\nTerrestrial Ecosystems Community of PracticeElizabeth (Liz) Hoy\, Senior Support Scientist\, Global Science and Technology\, Inc.\, NASA Carbon Cycle and Ecosystems Office at NASA Goddard Space Flight CenterMike Loranty\, Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies and Department of Geography Chair\, Colgate University \n\n\n\nArctic Systems Interactions Collaboration TeamHailong Wang\, Earth Scientist\, Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryZhuo Wang\, Professor\, Department of Climate\, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign \n\n\n\nCoastal Resilience Community of PracticeChristina Bonsell\, Marine Ecologist\, Marine Minerals Administration\, Alaska RegionTahzay Jones\, Native Affairs Specialist\, Native Affairs Program\, U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceTom Ravens\, Professor of Civil Engineering\, University of Alaska Anchorage \n\n\n\nTechnology Innovation and Application Collaboration TeamLisa Sheffield Guy\, Scientific Program Manager\, Alaska Ocean Observing System \n\n\n\nTribal Consultation and Effective Processes Collaboration TeamTara Corpuz\, Research Assistant\, IARPC Arctic Community Leaders Fellow\, and Brown University History PhD Student
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261120T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Anchorage:20261120T130000
DTSTAMP:20260911T160844Z
CREATED:20260911T160842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260911T160844Z
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SUMMARY:November ACCAP Alaska Climate Outlook Briefing
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Rick Thoman\, ACCAP Climate Specialist \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 the strong El Niño now underway\, and finish with the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for December and the remainder of the 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. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister for webinar
URL:https://uaf-accap.org/event/nov2026-climate-outlook/
CATEGORIES:NWS Climate Outlook Briefing
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