USGS Alaska

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2 scenes of SENTINEL ingested to HDDS for event 202211_Landslide_AK #landslide #Alaska hddsexplorer.usgs.gov/criteria?event…

Pacific coastal communities have experienced several devastating tsunamis over the past few decades. Some of the most dangerous started from earthquakes along Alaska’s Aleutian Islands between 1938-65. Learn more: ow.ly/yzOO50LuCTN #worldtsunamiawarenessday @USGS_Alaska

Want to try your hand at wildlife biology? We have a new activity aimed at middle school students to learn about data collection, testing hypotheses, and evaluating results using image data collected by our wildlife biologist team. usgs.gov/centers/alaska…

A bar-tailed godwit known as “B6” set a new world record by flying nonstop from Alaska to Tasmania in 11 days – a distance of 8,425 miles! Learn more about this remarkable bird: ow.ly/P2vo50LuOQ2 #Bar-tailedGodwit #Migration #Alaska Photo: Dan Ruthrauff, USGS

From on-glacier measurements in MT, WA & AK to analyzing satellite imagery, scientists with the #USGS Benchmark Glacier Project have been studying glacier-climate relationships for decades 👉 geonarrative.usgs.gov/glacierclimate/ @USGS_Alaska #USGS_NOROCK

As sea ice declines, more polar bears are coming onshore each summer, increasing the potential for more human-bear interactions. See more at: usgs.gov/news/state-new…

We are very proud of our colleagues at the Volcano Science Center @USGSVolcanoes and the great work they do to monitor and study volcanos in Alaska.

Welcome to USGS Alaska science videos, where we talk about new research from USGS. Today, USGS Scientist Vijay Patil talks about polar bear dens in Alaska.

To understand the complex relationship between climate & #glaciers you’ll want: - @USGS_Alaska & #USGS_NOROCK expertise - glaciers in different climate regions - serious technology See how it’s done by the #USGS Benchmark Glacier Project: geonarrative.usgs.gov/glacierclimate/ #GlacierFriday

USGS scientists and support staff are at the #TrueDiversity in STEM conference to get to know @sacnas attendees. If you're there, please drop by booth 1922-1924-1926 to say hello! If not, visit our virtual booth: usgs.gov/sacnas #2022NDiSTEM

Learn more about highly pathogenic avian influenza in Alaska and North America in a Q&A with USGS Scientist Dr. Andy Ramey at: usgs.gov/centers/alaska… #WildlifeWednesday

Maybe you can help AVO solve an ashfall mystery! 🧵 From the 24th to the 28th of November 1907, volcanic ash fell across the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska, but the source of the ash remains unknown. (image: Reports of the ashfall in print in the Nome Nugget, Nov.25, 1907)

Barry Arm Landslide Update 10/21/22. We continue to see movement in the area and ask people to exercise their best judgement and, where possible, limit travel in the Barry Arm area. More info: dggs.alaska.gov/hazards/barry-…

For 60+ years, researchers with the #USGS Benchmark Glacier Project have studied glacier-climate relationships. See beautiful, new geonarrative describing one of the longest running studies of glaciers on Earth: geonarrative.usgs.gov/glacierclimate/ #USGS_NOROCK @USGS_Alaska @GlacierNPS

Have you ever been asked, "Hey, have you seen those old data forms from the 1970s?" We have, and the answer is yes! #tbt #throwbackthursday Check out our new legacy data site at ow.ly/1a8R50Lh0Sh

Any guesses on what kind of bird this is? Seen recently in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. It's a melanistic common murre seen from 2017 to 2021 near Homer Alaska. Read more at marineornithology.org/PDF/50_2/50_2_… #alaskabirding #birdsoftwitter

View images of drumlins, suncups, till, and more on our Glossary of #Glacier Terminology website ➡️ow.ly/Pth250z07Mq

Friday of #EarthScienceWeek is #GeologicMapDay! You can download your favorite geologic maps through the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB): ow.ly/jZ9j50LazY6 Then watch a recording of a public lecture about the NGMD: ow.ly/mBcj50LazY8 @UsgsNgmdb

Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North America, 2021/2022. Updated October 12, 2022. ow.ly/kNIE50Lak2O