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IMAGE: Scientists work on time-lapse cameras at the edge of Jakobshavn Isbræ in Greenland. The instrument on the right is one of ground-based radar interferometers used to record the movement of. view more
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Shortly before Jakobshavn Isbræ, a tidewater glacier in Greenland, calves massive chunks of ice into the ocean, there s a sudden change in the slushy collection of icebergs floating along the glacier s terminus, according to a new paper led by the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at CU Boulder. The work, published in
Nature Geoscience, shows that a relaxation in the thick aggregate of icebergs floating at the glacier-ocean boundary occurs up to an hour before calving events. This finding may help scientists better understand future sea-level rise scenarios and could also help them predict when major episodes of calving are about to occur.
The Ketchikan School Board on Wednesday evening will consider eight teaching contracts for positions at Schoenbar Middle School, Ketchikan Charter School, Houghtaling Elementary School and Ketchikan High School.
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The Juneau-Douglas Crimson Bears senior softball players are (L-R) Anna Wu, Jojo Griggs, Mackenzie Jackson and Julianne Soriano. (Klas Stolpe) Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The Crimson Bears softball seniors will take the last swings from their home plate tonight at 7:30 p.m. on Melvin Park Field, a year too late for those who lost last season to the coronavirus shutdown, and way too early for the current crop of players that still have to deal with the pandemics lingering effects.
Mackenzie Jackson can play infield and outfield and will attend Boise State University to study the criminal justice system.
“One thing I have learned about the season is how much I missed playing as a team,” Jackson said. “I really miss that, the team like the family unit type thing.”