Series invites public to explore drought in Alaska
CONTACT: Tina Buxbaum, 907-474-7812, tmbuxbaum@alaska.edu Recent drought in Southeast Alaska has challenged people living and working in the region. But drought can affect all of Alaska, with impacts on wildfire, snowpack, glaciers, agriculture and subsistence resources. These topics will be discussed starting Feb. 16 in a free seven-part virtual series hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Northwest Climate Hub. Register at https://tinyurl.com/AK-Drought to receive the Zoom link, or attend via the International Arctic Research Center Facebook page . “Recent years we have seen some quite dramatic precipitation extremes in Southeast Alaska, both on the dry and wet side,” said Rick Thoman, Alaska climate specialist. “Is what we are seeing in the recent past indicative of the future?” Thoman will lead the first discussion on Feb. 16 at noon. He will explore unusually dry times in Alaska’s past. He ...