University of Alaska Fairbanks

The University of Alaska Fairbanks, is a public research university located in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States.

Energy resilience and independence in Alaska using microgrids

The electrical grid in the contiguous United States is a behemoth of interconnected systems. If one section fails or is sabotaged, millions of citizens could be without power. Remote villages in Alaska provide an example of how safeguards could build resilience into a larger electrical grid. These communities rely on microgrids — small, local power

Energy resilience and independence in Alaska using microgrids

Study: Arctic seafloor methane releases double previous estimates

The seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than twice the amount of methane as previously estimated, according to new research results published in the Nov. 24 edition of the journal Nature Geoscience. The East Siberian Arctic Shelf is venting at least 17 teragrams of the methane into the atmosphere each year.

Study: Arctic seafloor methane releases double previous estimates

Cost of Arctic methane release could be ‘size of global economy’ warn experts

Economic modelling shows that the possible methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with a global price tag of 60 trillion dollars – the size of the world economy in 2012. As the Arctic warms and sea ice melts at an unprecedented rate, hitting a record

Cost of Arctic methane release could be ‘size of global economy’ warn experts

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Arctic sea ice patterns put on display during New York’s Fashion Week
Images captured by a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist were incorporated into clothing, showing how brittle new sea ice contrasts with less-abundant old ice.
A 45 Mile, Airport-to-Airport Drone Delivery in Alaska
ACUASI Demonstrates Airport to Airport Drone Delivery in Alaska by DRONELIFE Staff Writer Ian J. McNabb Continue reading below, or listen: DroneLife · Alaska – Demonstrates – Airport ...
Study Looks at Climate Change Effects On Rural Electrical Grids
Investigators are working together for the next four years to study severe weather events and electrical grids.
The varying colors of the autumn equinox
We are at fall equinox, a day of great equality: All the residents of the entire world — from Tierra Del Fuego to Rome to Coldfoot — will live their lives amid 12 hours of daylight, 12 of darkness on ...
Trawlers accidentally caught 10 orcas off Alaska this year — only one lived
Trawlers from Seattle were among those that caught orcas this year. Scientists are trying to figure out why it's happening more often.

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A New Dinosaur Discovery Challenges ‘Everything We Think We Know’
A paleontologist and the executive director of the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Fiorillo was looking for rocks twice as old as the ones he was standing on, alongside the wide, ...
An Alaska expedition uncovers new details about dinosaurs of the Far North
A trio of scientists spent weeks on the Yukon River to learn more about the habitat and landscape where ancient dinosaurs once roamed.
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Situated in Alaska’s interior region, the University of Alaska, Fairbanks is a public institution with a dedication to research and polar bears. UAF’s campus is just 120 miles south of the ...
Fairbanks, AK
Fairbanks is home to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, the oldest college in Alaska. The location of Fairbanks International Airport within the city has made it a central transportation hub for ...
University of Alaska Museum of the North
Located on the campus of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, this museum is the state's only research and teaching museum. Housing more than 1.4 million artifacts and specimens, the collections ...