Sea Level Rise and Storm Surge: What It Means to Alaskans and How We Can Adapt
Factsheet on the potential effects of a warmer global climate that is causing glaciers and ice sheets to melt, which sends more water into the sea, and thermal expansion of the ocean, with the resul of a sea level that is slowly rising. Alaskans Potential adaptation strategies are also discussed. Free download from the Alaska…
Read MoreState Works with Communities on Coastal Erosion Response
2017 newspaper article describes community-based efforts and methods for monitoring coastal erosion in Bristol Bay
Read MorePermafrost Change: What It Means to Alaskans and How We Can Adapt
Factsheet on the potential effects of thawing permafrost on Alaska’s permafrost on vegetation, water supplies, transportation, infrastructure, and human health with a discussion of how Alaskans can adapt. Free download from Alaska Sea Grant Bookstore.
Read MoreInupiat Work to Preserve Food and Traditions on Alaska’s North Slope
Article describes the challenges of preserving food in ice cellars as temperatures warm and describes innovative solutions involving science principles, technology and engineering.
Read MoreMarine Exchange of Alaska’s Vessel Tracking System – Introduction
Introduction to how ships throughout Alaska are automatically tracked using satellite technology to help make shipping safer.
Read MoreMarine Phytoplankton of Kachemak Bay (Student ID Guide)
Identification guide to common phytoplankton of Kachemak Bay, including information on harmful algal species.
Read MoreOcean Acidification Classroom Kit (available for loan from AOOS)
The lesson plans in the kit are designed to to familiarize students with the causes and consequences of ocean acidification, the process by which our ocean is becoming more acidic. In addition to the lesson plans and resources for the lesson plans, the kit includes the supplies and equipment for two experiments. Lesson plans are…
Read MoreOcean Acidification in Alaska
Facts about ocean acidification in Alaska that can be used for student research projects: What is it? How will Alaska be affected by it? How will marine organisms be affected by it?
Read MoreEncountering Environmental Hazards on Alaska’s Coast
Portal website for reporting a variety of environmentall hazards people encounter along Alaska’s coast with Alaska-specific factsheets and other resources to teach about invasive species, earthquakes and tsunamis, flooding and erosion, harmful algal blooms and PSP, marine mammal strandings, oil and hazardous spills, and impacts of sea ice and risingocean temperatures.
Read MoreHarmful Algal Blooms in Alaska
Facts about harmful algal blooms in Alaska that can be used for student research projects: What are they? Why are they becoming more common? How are Alaskans responding? Why should the public care? Includes links to the symptoms related to specific toxic organisms and how to report illness related to toxic algae.
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