Ranking Rivers | Geophysical Institute

For comparison, that''s right ahead of the Columbia in area drained and right after it in discharge. (The Columbia River also needs Canada to gain its rank; its source is in British

2024 Oct 18

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).

2025 Jun 17

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

2025 Dec 24

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

2024 Feb 11

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

2024 Mar 16

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

2025 Jul 27

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.

2024 Aug 05

A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska | Geophysical Institute

A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake ripped under Hubbard Glacier.

2025 Apr 07

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

2025 Dec 14

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

2025 Apr 14

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