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USGS Alaska@USGS_Alaska
2 Aug 2024
This is an archived account and is not being updated. For the latest updates follow @USGS.
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USGS HDDS@USGS_HDDS
8 Nov 2022
2 scenes of SENTINEL ingested to HDDS for event 202211_Landslide_AK #landslide #Alaska hddsexplorer.usgs.gov/criter…
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USGS Alaska retweeted
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@USGS
5 Nov 2022
Pacific coastal communities have experienced several devastating tsunamis over the past few decades. Some of the most dangerous started from earthquakes along Alaska’s Aleutian Islands between 1938-65. Learn more: ow.ly/yzOO50LuCTN #worldtsunamiawarenessday @USGS_Alaska
Graphic showing tsunami statistics.

ALT Graphic showing tsunami statistics.

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Want to try your hand at wildlife biology? We have a new activity aimed at middle school students to learn about data collection, testing hypotheses, and evaluating results using image data collected by our wildlife biologist team. usgs.gov/centers/alaska-scie…
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USGS Alaska retweeted
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@USGS
4 Nov 2022
A bar-tailed godwit known as “B6” set a new world record by flying nonstop from Alaska to Tasmania in 11 days – a distance of 8,425 miles! Learn more about this remarkable bird: ow.ly/P2vo50LuOQ2 #Bar-tailedGodwit #Migration #Alaska Photo: Dan Ruthrauff, USGS
Photo of Juvenile bar-tailed godwit "B6"on the Seward Peninsula near Nome, Alaska. Photo shows scientist holding a brown and tan bird with a long beak and long legs. There is a tag labelled “B6” on one of the bird’s legs.

ALT Photo of Juvenile bar-tailed godwit "B6"on the Seward Peninsula near Nome, Alaska. Photo shows scientist holding a brown and tan bird with a long beak and long legs. There is a tag labelled “B6” on one of the bird’s legs.

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USGS Alaska retweeted
USGS in Montana
@USGS_MT
3 Nov 2022
From on-glacier measurements in MT, WA & AK to analyzing satellite imagery, scientists with the #USGS Benchmark Glacier Project have been studying glacier-climate relationships for decades 👉 geonarrative.usgs.gov/glacie… @USGS_Alaska #USGS_NOROCK
Glacier in the background ending at the edge of bare rock, with boulders, bare ground, and low-lying vegetation in the foreground.

ALT Glacier in the background ending at the edge of bare rock, with boulders, bare ground, and low-lying vegetation in the foreground.

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As sea ice declines, more polar bears are coming onshore each summer, increasing the potential for more human-bear interactions. See more at: usgs.gov/news/state-news-rel…
Female and cub polar bear on land near Kaktovik, Alaska

ALT Female and cub polar bear on land near Kaktovik, Alaska

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We are very proud of our colleagues at the Volcano Science Center @USGSVolcanoes and the great work they do to monitor and study volcanos in Alaska.
BLM CCSC@BLMCCSC
2 Nov 2022
Over 75 % of US volcano eruptions in the last 200 years were in Alaska! Learn how scientists predict the next volcanic eruption from @USGS_Alaska Geophysicist Cyrus Read of the Alaska Volcano Observatory on Wed, Nov 16 at 7 PM during our Fireside Chat. blm.gov/ccsc/activity-calend….
Peak of a volcano with white gas plumes rising out of the crater.

ALT Peak of a volcano with white gas plumes rising out of the crater.
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Welcome to USGS Alaska science videos, where we talk about new research from USGS. Today, USGS Scientist Vijay Patil talks about polar bear dens in Alaska.
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USGS in Montana
@USGS_MT
28 Oct 2022
To understand the complex relationship between climate & #glaciers you’ll want: - @USGS_Alaska & #USGS_NOROCK expertise - glaciers in different climate regions - serious technology See how it’s done by the #USGS Benchmark Glacier Project: geonarrative.usgs.gov/glacie… #GlacierFriday
Researcher on slope of glacier with tall stake behind him and exposed mountain in background

ALT Researcher on slope of glacier with tall stake behind him and exposed mountain in background
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USGS Alaska retweeted
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@USGS
27 Oct 2022
USGS scientists and support staff are at the #TrueDiversity in STEM conference to get to know @sacnas attendees. If you're there, please drop by booth 1922-1924-1926 to say hello! If not, visit our virtual booth: usgs.gov/sacnas #2022NDiSTEM
Group of USGS scientists and support staff pose in front of their booth at the SACNAS Conference in Puerto Rico.

ALT Group of USGS scientists and support staff pose in front of their booth at the SACNAS Conference in Puerto Rico.
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Learn more about highly pathogenic avian influenza in Alaska and North America in a Q&A with USGS Scientist Dr. Andy Ramey at: usgs.gov/centers/alaska-scie… #WildlifeWednesday
USGS Alaska Science Center scientist Andy Ramey released a northern pintail duck after sampling. Ramey is crouching down, wearing a dark raincoat and pants, and is wearing gloves and a mask for protection. The duck is flying away from Ramey toward water to the left of the photo.

ALT USGS Alaska Science Center scientist Andy Ramey released a northern pintail duck after sampling. Ramey is crouching down, wearing a dark raincoat and pants, and is wearing gloves and a mask for protection. The duck is flying away from Ramey toward water to the left of the photo.

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USGS Alaska retweeted
Alaska AVO@alaska_avo
21 Oct 2022
Maybe you can help AVO solve an ashfall mystery! 🧵 From the 24th to the 28th of November 1907, volcanic ash fell across the Seward Peninsula in western Alaska, but the source of the ash remains unknown. (image: Reports of the ashfall in print in the Nome Nugget, Nov.25, 1907)
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USGS Alaska retweeted
Alaska DGGS@akdggs
21 Oct 2022
Barry Arm Landslide Update 10/21/22. We continue to see movement in the area and ask people to exercise their best judgement and, where possible, limit travel in the Barry Arm area. More info: dggs.alaska.gov/hazards/barr…
Barry Arm landslide (looking west) with the toe of Barry Glacier visible at bottom right. The black arrow points to the Kite. Photo credit: Katreen Wikstrom Jones (DGGS)

ALT Barry Arm landslide (looking west) with the toe of Barry Glacier visible at bottom right. The black arrow points to the Kite. Photo credit: Katreen Wikstrom Jones (DGGS)

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USGS Alaska retweeted
USGS in Montana
@USGS_MT
21 Oct 2022
For 60 years, researchers with the #USGS Benchmark Glacier Project have studied glacier-climate relationships. See beautiful, new geonarrative describing one of the longest running studies of glaciers on Earth: geonarrative.usgs.gov/glacie… #USGS_NOROCK @USGS_Alaska @GlacierNPS
Aerial view of Sperry Glacier on mountain. Small lakes and a mosaic of snow patches and bare mountain can be seen with mountain ridges in the background.

ALT Aerial view of Sperry Glacier on mountain. Small lakes and a mosaic of snow patches and bare mountain can be seen with mountain ridges in the background.

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Have you ever been asked, "Hey, have you seen those old data forms from the 1970s?" We have, and the answer is yes! #tbt #throwbackthursday Check out our new legacy data site at ow.ly/1a8R50Lh0Sh
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Any guesses on what kind of bird this is? Seen recently in Kachemak Bay, Alaska. It's a melanistic common murre seen from 2017 to 2021 near Homer Alaska. Read more at marineornithology.org/PDF/50… #alaskabirding #birdsoftwitter
USGS Alaska retweeted
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@USGS
17 Oct 2022
View images of drumlins, suncups, till, and more on our Glossary of #Glacier Terminology website ➡️ow.ly/Pth250z07Mq
Photo of Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fiord, in western Prince William Sound.

ALT Photo of Surprise Glacier, Harriman Fiord, in western Prince William Sound.

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USGS Alaska retweeted
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@USGS
14 Oct 2022
Friday of #EarthScienceWeek is #GeologicMapDay! You can download your favorite geologic maps through the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB): ow.ly/jZ9j50LazY6 Then watch a recording of a public lecture about the NGMD: ow.ly/mBcj50LazY8 @UsgsNgmdb
The National Geologic Map Database: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/

ALT The National Geologic Map Database: https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/

August Public Lecture Flyer, 2022: The National Geologic Map Database – A wealth of geologic information at your fingertips!

ALT August Public Lecture Flyer, 2022: The National Geologic Map Database – A wealth of geologic information at your fingertips!
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USGS Alaska retweeted
USGS Wildlife Health@USGSWILDLIFE
14 Oct 2022
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in North America, 2021/2022. Updated October 12, 2022. ow.ly/kNIE50Lak2O
Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, 2021/2022. Updated Oct 12, 2022.

ALT Distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5 and H5N1 in North America, 2021/2022. Updated Oct 12, 2022.
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