Posts Tagged ‘permafrost’
Studying Climate Change, Korean Scientists Warm to Western Alaska
A team of South Korean researchers was in Nome during September to study the effects of climate change on Arctic permafrost ecosystems. “What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic,” one of them says.
Read MoreANTHC Searching for Long-Term Solution Regarding St. Michael’s Frozen Water and Sewer Lines
After more than a month without sewer or water, both services are functional again in the community of St. Michael. But because of the amount of water required to thaw the entire system, services won’t be restored in full until the summer.
Read MoreA DIY solution for an askew building
We’ve been working hard to stretch our financial resources. Sometimes, that means being creative in problem-solving, even when the ground is literally shifting underneath us – as it has, in recent weeks, at our AM transmitter site. KNOM’s AM transmitter building and tower sit on the outskirts of Nome, about 3 miles east of town. From one season to…
Read MoreSeptember 1970: Dynamiting into the permafrost
September 21, 1970 Volunteers Tom Busch and John Pfeifer and dynamite expert Sam Tucker put in another day, melting holes into the permafrost with red-hot chisels and heavy hammers. Sam’s dynamite blasts excavate an average of about a foot a day on the main hole for the tower, as well as the three smaller holes…
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