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Research highlights rapid permafrost thaw at Point Lay, Alaska
September 16, 2025
A team of scientists working with local residents has detailed the rapidly accelerating “catastrophic” permafrost thawing and infrastructure damage at the northern Alaska coastal community…
Sikuliaq underway on unique Alaska coastal research voyage
July 25, 2025
A 2,500-mile, 16-day research cruise that began Thursday in Seward and concludes in Nome aims to advance environmental research in coastal Alaska through a novel…
Museum exhibit, video series to explain Aleutian Island storm history
August 2, 2024
A 2022 science cruise to the Aleutian Islands to learn about ancient storms and tsunamis has generated a traveling museum exhibit and video series that…
New research shows flood risk for several Alaska communities
June 10, 2024
Coastal Alaska communities from the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta northward will see more of their buildings exposed to flooding by 2100 if they continue developing at the…
Alaska communities take next steps in UAF-led climate change response
April 2, 2024
About 50 people from Alaska and Canada gathered in Anchorage on Monday to begin a weeklong retreat. Their goal is to accelerate the work of…
UAF-led group gets $13.9 million to aid coastal climate resilience
October 11, 2023
The National Science Foundation is funding a $13.9 million program led by the University of Alaska Fairbanks to help multiple communities respond to coastal erosion,…
Alaska coastal tribe leaders see hope in NSF-funded climate project
October 11, 2023
The National Science Foundation’s decision to fund a $13.9 million program to help several Alaska coastal communities respond to the effects of climate change has…
UAF group receives philanthropic grant to aid Chignik region communities
May 22, 2023
A University of Alaska Fairbanks coastal organization has received a $590,000 philanthropic grant to map rapidly changing watersheds of the Chignik region on the Alaska…
Caught in a major storm, UAF researchers make the best of it
September 20, 2022
On St. Paul Island, in the Bering Sea about 300 miles from Alaska’s coast, the still-powerful remains of Typhoon Merbok passed overhead, churning up the…
Scientists to set sail in search of Bering Sea’s stormy past
July 26, 2022
A team of scientists will soon head to the Aleutian Islands aboard the research vessel Sikuliaq on a voyage to reconstruct the region’s ancient history…
UAF students aid Bristol Bay communities in coastal erosion research
March 29, 2022
University of Alaska Fairbanks students will return to several Bristol Bay communities this year to continue quantifying and mapping widespread coastal erosion. Students in the…
Maio awarded NSF CAREER grant!
September 19, 2019
Maio awarded $800,000 to fund studies of storm-driven coastal hazards.
Strong waves from Sunday’s storm wash away Dillingham shoreline
August 15, 2018
Gabe Dunham and Sue Flensburg measure the distance from the stake to the new edge of the bluff. Credit Isabelle Ross/KDLG
Alaskan receives Digital Coast Fellowship
June 5, 2018
ACGL PhD Student Rich Buzard receives Digital Coast Fellowship
Two-year project on coastal resilience wraps up in Goodnews Bay
October 17, 2017
For two summers now, Goodnews Bay students have engaged in hands-on, professional science work to benefit their community and the state of Alaska…
Laying the Foundation for Resilient Coastal Communities
Alaska Sea Grant Bulletin
Community-Based Methods for Monitoring Coastal Erosion
A step-by-step guide for documenting shoreline change in your community