Ï㽶ÊÓƵ News - Alaska /channels/news_feeds/all/term/Alaska/rss en Rural Alaskans struggle to access and afford water /channels/channels/news/rural-alaskans-struggle-access-and-afford-water-329963 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater catchment and grey water recycling. They must also address the affordability of water related to household income, say researchers from Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/alaska-village.jpg?itok=7CuFRYHI" width="160" height="107" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">25 </span><span class="month">March </span><span class="year">2021</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Mar 2021 13:08:01 +0000 webfull 169418 at /channels McGill experts: Alaska hit by earthquake /channels/news/mcgill-experts-alaska-hit-earthquake-239152 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">26 </span><span class="month">September </span><span class="year">2014</span></div></div></div></div></div> Fri, 26 Sep 2014 13:25:05 +0000 webfull 105527 at /channels New permafrost is forming around shrinking Arctic lakes /channels/news/new-permafrost-forming-around-shrinking-arctic-lakes-237010 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong>By Katherine Gombay - News - June 10</strong></p> <p>Researchers from McGill and the U.S. Geological Survey, more used to measuring thawing permafrost than its expansion, have made a surprising discovery. There is new permafrost forming around Twelvemile Lake in the interior of Alaska. But they have also quickly concluded that, given the current rate of climate change, it won’t last beyond the end of this century.</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/permafrost.jpg?itok=X1qx0czN" width="160" height="120" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">10 </span><span class="month">June </span><span class="year">2014</span></div></div></div></div></div> Tue, 10 Jun 2014 14:30:10 +0000 webfull 103171 at /channels