Columbia Solar Container 200kW

Alaska Glaciers Show Dramatic Melting

Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound and Bering Glacier in the St. Elias Mountains are two glaciers losing ice at an alarming rate: during the past decade, Columbia

Alaska glaciers help drive rise in sea level | Geophysical Institute

Many glaciers smaller than about five square kilometers — like those in the European Alps, New Zealand, Scandinavia and Glacier National Park in Montana — will

Meet graduate student researcher Sebin John | Geophysical

Graduate student researchers are the future of science and an integral part of our Geophysical Institute family.So let''s meet some of them.Here''s Sebin John from the GI''s

The Alaska-Canada Boundary | Geophysical Institute

The Alaska-Canada boundary was originally established in February 1825 by Russia (then owner of Alaska) and Great Britain (then owner of Canada).

Northern Tree Habitats | Geophysical Institute

After the first year, the tallest trees were those originating from the Prince George area of central and northeastern British Columbia, and the Peace River area of western Alberta.

Ice worms: enigmas of the north | Geophysical Institute

Southern worms live in the British Columbia Coast Range, the Cascades of Washington and Oregon and the Olympic Mountains of western Washington. The southern

The Columbia Glacier | Geophysical Institute

The Columbia Glacier is one of Alaska''s better known tidewater glaciers, both from the standpoint of tourist attraction and the model it provides for scientific investigation. In 1973

Columbia Glacier Retreating

Columbia Glacier, located about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Valdez near the epicenter of the great 1964 earthquake, is rapidly losing its battle for survival. It is the last of

Research straightens out what caused the arc

That helped build the coastal mountains of today''s Alaska and British Columbia. The combination of the northern fault action and the southern land accretion instigated the

The Shuttle Red Aurora | Geophysical Institute

By glowing red on Sunday night, April 12, 1981, the heavens over the United States displayed their pleasure with the successful flight of the shuttle Columbia. Perhaps because