UAF in the news: Week of Oct. 9, 2006

Submitted by Marmian Grimes
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10/13/06

Alaskan lakes dry up
Live Science and several other publications and sites
More than 10,000 Alaskan lakes have dried up or shrunk in size in a span of 52 years, scientists reported today. Read more ...

Precision added to aurora site
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, Anchorage Daily News, KTVA and others
Imagine a quiet winter evening in Fairbanks. The stars are out, the moon is new, the kids and dogs have bedded down for the night. With some time to kill, you decide some aurora watching is in order, but do you really want to take the time to bundle up if there won’t even be a light show? If only there was some way to know what the likelihood of seeing the northern lights in the next hour or so will be. Read more ...

Scientists: Nenana Ice Classic proves climate change
Sun Star
Geophysicists are now betting on the Nenana Ice Classic; not for $2.50 a ticket like most of people, but as an indicator of climate change in Alaska. Read more ...

Pulitzer Prize winner speaks on Internet reporting
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Journalists today have to be Internet-savvy because their readers are. That’s what Frank Bass told a group of students at the University of Alaska Fairbanks earlyTuesday. Read more ...

Nanooks looking to put tattoos on Coach Lemley
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Alaska Nanooks coach Scott Lemley pulled up his right pant leg, revealing a walking polar bear stretched across his lower leg. Read more ...

Volcanoes, permafrost, earthquakes shape Alaska
Alaska Report
One hundred thousand glaciers, 41 volcanoes that have erupted since the 1700s, 11 percent of the world’s earthquakes: Alaska has its share of superlatives. And here’s another one-Alaska has the largest maar on Earth. Read more ...

Russia: Siberia’s once frozen tundra is melting
Radio Free Europe
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2006 (RFE/RL) -- The landscape of Siberia is transforming. New lakes are forming in the north, while existing lakes are getting larger. Some buildings and houses built upon the permafrost are sinking and starting to crack. Read more ...

Fourpeaked Volcano continues to rumble
Anchorage Daily News
Volcanic unrest continues at Fourpeaked Volcano, officials said Friday. A seismometer installed late last month indicates low-level activity has been ongoing throughout the week, the Alaska Volcano Observatory said. Read more ...