Making sense of Alaska's changing environment

Changes in Alaska's environment are evident all across the state, but the details vary greatly. In a webinar hosted by the Anchorage office of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, UAF climate specialist Rick Thoman will share a broad overview of observed changes around Alaska, from snow and ice to heat and wildfire.

Thoman will also focus on what's changing and what's not in Southcentral Alaska. He will share resources to help make sense of what's happening and how Alaskans can contribute to the effort to understand the changes all around us.

Thoman has worked as a weather and climate professional for 42 years in private, public and academic roles, including more than 30 years with the National Weather Service in Alaska. Since 2018 he's worked as a climate specialist with the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy at the UAF International Arctic Research Center.  

The free webinar is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, from noon to 1 p.m.

Register using this online form or visit https://bit.ly/ThomanClimate.

For more information contact Molly Johansson, 907-786-6313 or mjohansson@alaska.edu.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Johansson. Language access services, such as interpretation or translation of vital information, will be provided free of charge to individuals with limited English proficiency upon request to amnorris2@alaska.edu. 

This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

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