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## The 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami 

### 60 Years Later 

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## Migrating Geese and Offshore Wind Turbines

### Understanding collision risk can help minimize collisions as birds migrate

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## Transboundary Watersheds Geonarrative

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## Do You See What I See?

### See things from a polar bear’s point-of-view

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## Increased Land Use on Polar Bear Survival in Manitoba, Canada

### Study Using GPS-enabled Video Cameras Provides Baseline Data

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## Alaska Geochemical Database

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## Why Are Alaska's Rivers Turning Orange?

### In 2018, the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service began documenting and researching the rusting rivers of the Arctic

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# Alaska Science Center

The mission of the Alaska Science Center is to provide objective and timely data, information, and research findings about the earth and its flora and fauna to Federal, State, and local resource managers and the public to support sound decisions regarding natural resources, natural hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska and circumpolar regions. We have offices in Anchorage, Juneau, and Fairbanks. 

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### In the Spotlight

The Alaska Science Center Seminar Series April 25th at 11:00 am, Heather Johnson - Assessing the Responses of Caribou to Changing Habitat Conditions in the Arctic.  You can attend in person or via Webinar.

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### Current Water Conditions

Explore real-time Alaska streamflow, groundwater, and water-quality conditions and access data with our new interactive map application.

Current Conditions

### ASC Quick Links

                        - Weekly Findings
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                        - Community Outreach and Engagement
                        - Hazards in AK - Helpful Links
                        - Did You Feel It? (Earthquakes)
                        - AK Science Portal
                        - Employee Directory

## News

Celebrating Black History:  Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

February 16, 2024

####   Celebrating Black History:  Meet Ric Wilson, A Pioneer of Alaskan Geo-Mapping

Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024

February 16, 2024

####   Latest science findings from Ocean Ecology Research to be presented at Conferences in February 2024

Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

February 9, 2024

####   Charismatic Wildlife and the Charismatic Women who Study Them

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## Publications

April 8, 2024

####                 A high-resolution, daily hindcast (1990-2021) of Alaskan river discharge and temperature from coupled and optimized physical models              

Alaska Science Center

March 30, 2024

####                 Potential impacts of an autumn oil spill on polar bears summering on land in northern Alaska              

Alaska Science Center

March 28, 2024

####                 A comparison of contemporary and historical hydrology and water quality in the foothills and coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Arctic Slope, northern Alaska              

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April 10, 2024

####                 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tracking Data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)              

Alaska Science Center

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April 10, 2024

####   U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Tracking Data for Lesser Yellowlegs (Tringa flavipes)

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April 10, 2024

####                 USGS Alaska Science Center Wildlife Tracking Data Collection              

Ecosystems Mission Area, Cooperative Research Units, Species Management Research Program, Alaska Science Center

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April 10, 2024

####   USGS Alaska Science Center Wildlife Tracking Data Collection

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April 9, 2024

####                 Q&A: Bird Flu - Ongoing Threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Alaska and North America              

Alaska Science Center

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April 9, 2024

####   Q&A: Bird Flu - Ongoing Threat of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Alaska and North America

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