Alaska Climate and Aviation Podcast

The Arctic Encounter Symposium celebrated it's 10th year in Anchorage, Alaska at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center.  Arctic leaders, policy makers and creatives gathered from April 10-12th, 2024 to discuss challenges and successes of the today's current events in the Arctic. This episode is about the importance of empowering storytelling of the Inupiaq and how their youth need positive role models that embody the values and traditions of their people.  Podcaster, Alice Glenn shares how she started Coffee and Quaq and how she has grown a world wide audience. Alice and her older sister, Patuk Glenn, Executive Director of the Arctic Slope Community Foundation, want to empower the youth of the Arctic to have pride and strength from their cultural identity. Thank you, Rachel Kallander, founder & CEO of Arctic Encounter, for creating this incredible event. Congratulations on your 10th year and incredible leadership! Here is the link to Alice's Coffee and Quaq Podcast: https://www.coffeeandquaq.com/podcast [https://www.coffeeandquaq.com/podcast] Thank you, Alaska Climate & Aviation Podcast listeners for tuning in. You can visit my website for links to other episodes and see aerial photography of South Central Alaska at: https://www.katiewritergallery.com [https://www.katiewritergallery.com] Sincerely,  Katie Writer journalist/pilot/photographer ktphotowork@gmail.com Support the Show. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/951223/support]

The Arctic Report Card is an annual report led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA). The efforts of scientists and climate specialists to create this robust scientific report every year is impressive.  The amount of work contributed to this scientific document is extremely important in documenting climate change in the Arctic, which is warming at an alarming rate. Today's episode is a conversation with Rick Thoman, a climate specialist at IARC’s Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy (ACCAP).  Rick is a contributor and editor of the Arctic Report Card and was also awarded NOAA Distinguished Career Award for Professional Achievement in 2020. Rick was honored after a 30 plus year career with the National Weather Service for continued efforts to improve climate services in Alaska and for outstanding outreach efforts working with the Alaska Native community. Rick discusses the greening tundra, the melting sea ice and the adaptability of the indigenous people and how helpful their generational observations are on the changing landscape of the North. The Report Card is intended for a wide audience, including scientists, teachers, students, decision-makers and the general public interested in the Arctic environment and science. It is encouraged that the Report Card to be utilized and studied, as the scientific community has created it to be an easily read report for the general population to better understand the complexities of the warming Arctic. Here are the links to the 2023 Arctic Report Card and NOAA website: https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/ [https://arctic.noaa.gov/report-card/] https://www.arctic.noaa.gov [https://www.arctic.noaa.gov/] You can visit my website for links to other episodes and see aerial photography of South Central Alaska at: https://www.katiewritergallery.com [https://www.katiewritergallery.com/] Thanks for tuning in to Alaska Climate & Aviation Podcast! Katie Writer Journalist/Pilot/Photographer ktphotowork@gmail.com Support the Show. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/951223/support]

Lonnie Dupre is a polar explorer and mountaineer who has spent considerable time in cold climates. Over a span of 4 decades, Lonnie has witnessed tremendous changes of polar regions of the world due to global warming, including Greenland and Alaska. While Lonnie is mostly an adventurer, he is also an advocate for spreading the awareness of global warming. Recently, the film AMKA, meaning "one with a friendly spirit"  in Inuktun was released. This heartwarming film is a story in which the relationship of dog team, the unsung heroes of the Arctic is highlighted.  Lonnie Dupre and his partnerJohn Hoelscher circumnavigated Greenland in 2001 by both dog team and by kayak. Lonnie returned in 2022 to work with the Inuit Hunters and Greenlandic Sled Dog in the making of this film. Today's conversation with Lonnie discusses the film, AMKA, the Inuit dogs, the joy of adventuring by dog team and what he recommends for making a difference in curbing global warming : Get out and vote! You can learn more about Lonnie from his website:  www.lonniedupre.com [http://www.lonniedupre.com] Lonnie is grateful for his sponsors, Primaloft  http://www.PrimaLoft.com [http://www.PrimaLoft.com] and Wintergreen.  https://www.wintergreen.com [https://www.wintergreen.com] Thank you for listening to the  Alaska Climate and Aviation's Podcast. Aerial Photography of Alaska's wilderness can be seen at: http://www.katiewritergallery.com [http://www.katiewritergallery.com] Katie Writer Journalist/Pilot/Photographer ktphotowork@gmail.com Support the Show. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/951223/support]

At the end of August, 2023, Alaska has been seeing some record continuous rainfall in Anchorage while South Central Alaska is experiencing flooding. Today's conversation with Climate Scientist, Brian Brettschneider, we discuss observations and challenges of the information age where people get overwhelmed by  weather overload. While climate change can cause grief and despair, there is hope in how humans are working to overcome the challenges. This episode includes what the summer highlights were as well as challenges on the North Slope when the fiber optics cable was damaged by sea ice. Brian Brettschneider can be reached at: Brian.brettschneider@noaa.gov or bbrettschneider@outlook.com. Thank you for listening to Alaska Climate and Aviation Podcast! Aerial Photography of Alaska's wilderness can be seen at: http://www.katiewritergallery.com [http://www.katiewritergallery.com] Katie Writer Podcaster/Pilot/Photographer ktphotowork@gmail.com Support the Show. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/951223/support]

The Arctic Encounter Symposium, 2023 has been completed! After tremendous teamwork by event organizers, Rachel Kallander and Jackson Blackwell and staff, this year's Arctic Encounters Symposium was hugely inspiring. It was held March 29-31, 2023 at the Dena'ina Center in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. This episode brings you to the wonderful voices and sounds of this year's speakers, including indigenous leaders and people passionate about the Arctic. The theme of mentoring and "Who are you bringing up the mountain?" is highlighted in this episode of All Cooped Up Alaska. For more information, go to: http://www.arcticencounter.com [http://www.arcticencounter.com] Thanks for tuning into All Cooped Up Alaska! I can be reached at: ktphotowork@gmail.com 907/863-7669 Happy Spring! Katie Writer journalist/pilot/photographer http://www.katiewritergallery.com [http://www.katiewritergallery.com] PS. Wondering where this Alaska theme podcast got it's name...? It came to be when a chicken coop was being built and became home of a podcast rather than chickens. Support the Show. [https://www.buzzsprout.com/951223/support]