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Nome Port Commission Seeks Funding for Incinerator, Discusses Fuel Dispersants, Wave Buoy

By Zoe Grueskin | June 15, 2018

The Nome Port Commission sits around a semi-circle of tables in Council Chambers for their June meeting.

The incinerator would handle waste from foreign ships — but the Port needs to find a way to pay for it. A new wave buoy will arrive in early July, providing real-time data.

UAF Storm Surge Research Project Underway in Coastal Communities Facing Erosion

By Davis Hovey | November 21, 2017

UAF's storm surge sensor set up in Shaktoolik to gather data on wave levels and more for NOAA weather forecasts. Photo Credit: Davis Hovey, KNOM (2017)

With the future probability of winter storms and the threat of flooding and erosion in coastal communities like Shaktoolik, UAF’s Jeremy Kasper hopes that the storm surge sensors will contribute to more accurate weather and storm forecasts, which could help community preparedness.