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Downscaling marries high-resolution data from local weather stations on temperature and precipitation (left) with coarse data on global climate change (right) can make more precise predictions for a certain area. (US Department of Energy)
Alaska Science Forum: Predicting the future: where do climate projections come from? or Using climate data to predict snow in Alaska
In Alaska, our lives revolve around the weather. When it comes to predicting conditions like temperature, snow and rain, the best glimpse into the future comes from climate models. But standard climate models are very broad — looking at how global climate will be affected by things like escalatin...
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Around Kodiak: May 15
Exhibit designer Sarah Asper-Smith visits the Baranov Museum at 6 p.m. tonight for a public meeting to share ideas about new exhibits for the museum. The public is invited to attend. The planning and zoning commission meets at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the borough building on Mill Bay Road. The Kodi...
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Public Safety Blotter: May 15
Thursday, May 9 • At 12:17 a.m., a woman received a citation for no proof of insurance. • At 12:41 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine way. • At 1:10 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Von Scheele Way. • At 1:20 a.m., an officer was on foot patrol on Marine Way. • At 3:44 a.m., an o...
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Kodiak Shipyard is busy and operating under new rates
The Kodiak Shipyard is having a busy month. “We’ve got six boats right now,” Kodiak harbormaster Marty Owen told the city’s port and harbor advisory board at a Tuesday noon meeting. “We will be pretty busy through mid-June.” April and May were booked solid, and the Kodiak Shipyard had to postpone...
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Officials have not been able to determine the origin of the leak on Lilly Lake, which is surrounded by homes on one side and businesses on the other. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Lilly Lake oil spill traced to home
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has determined the source of an oil spill in Lilly Lake — a home heating oil tank — and is advising homeowners to inspect their tanks to prevent other problems. DEC environmental program specialist Jade Gamble said the leaking tank was discovere...
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Track: Bears send 16 to state
Kodiak High School’s track and field team qualified 16 athletes to the 4A state championships that begin Friday in Fairbanks. Kodiak’s boys are in the running for the program’s first state title since 2007. Leading the charge is sophomore Levi Thomet. The distance runner has the state’s top time...
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Herring season slower than expected
A hot herring season has instead cooled, leading to slow fishing across the Kodiak archipelago. As of Monday afternoon, only about 4,000 tons of herring had been harvested from a quota of 5,410 tons. While 40 boats were registered for the fishery before its April 15 opening, only about 10 remain....
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USPS Kodiak postmaster William Kersch stands in his office near his vintage USPS delivery bags, in Kodiak on May 13. Kersh is preparing for his big move to work as a postmaster in Puerto Rico. (Nicole Klauss photo)
Kodiak postmaster in the mail to Puerto Rico
Kodiak postmaster William Kersch will soon call a new island home. Next month he and his family will leave the Emerald Isle for Puerto Rico, where he will take over as postmaster of a US Postal Service office in Cabo Rojo on the southwest corner of the island. Kersch has served as the postmaster...
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