AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoPermafrost & climate: A new Nature Climate Change study finds boreal forest canopies act like a natural sunshade, cutting summer soil thaw by about a metre and helping keep roughly 59 billion tonnes of carbon locked in permafrost. Alaska health: Alaska reported a rise in disseminated gonococcal infection (gonorrhea spreading beyond the original site), with 35 cases in 2023–2024 and many patients needing hospitalization or surgery. Space & skywatching: NASA says the Aug. 12 eclipse will be partial across Alaska to the Northeast (no safe “naked-eye” viewing), while NASA also plans science flights and student balloon launches along the path. Nuclear for remote power: NuCube Energy and Alaska Fund announced NuAlaska, aiming to deploy NuCube’s micro-modular nuclear reactor to provide steady electricity and heat for remote Alaska communities. Fisheries science: UAF and NOAA-linked research points to prolonged Bering Sea marine heat waves (2016–2020) as a factor in shrinking Yukon River Chinook returns. STEM workforce: Homer’s AVTEC got a $250,000 boost from Wells Fargo to support scholarships and teacher recruitment for career and technical education.
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