
The Unknown Legacy of Alaska's Atomic Tests
Jan 18, 2001 · They chose Amchitka Island, vacated by Native people more than 100 years earlier and used as a military base in World War II. In 1965, the Department of Defense drilled …
Diving for signs of nuclear contamination | Geophysical Institute
They chose vacant Amchitka Island, about 1,400 miles west of Anchorage. In 1965, the Department of Defense drilled a deep hole in the island and set off an 80-kiloton nuclear blast. …
Raccoons, wild pigs and other bad ideas - Geophysical Institute
Sep 27, 2019 · Amchitka Island in the central Aleutians was the site of three underground nuclear blasts in 1965, 1969 and 1971. Alaska biologists convinced officials with the Atomic Energy …
The Aleutians, 1942--Revisited - Geophysical Institute
News of the war in the Falkland Islands must surely bring back memories to veterans of the struggle for the Aleutians in World War II.
Arctic foxes made Aleutians less green - Geophysical Institute
May 12, 2005 · Now a senior biologist with the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge in Homer, Byrd in 1972 noticed round green spots on the island where fertilizer had leaked from bags. …
Steller sea lions and mercury | Geophysical Institute
Oct 30, 2020 · They also found mercury levels in Pacific cod and arrowtooth flounder were much higher in the western Aleutians than the same fish sampled in the central Aleutians, around …
Scientists Show Kelp Helps--with a Little Help from their Friends
Oct 31, 2024 · Breadcrumb. Home / ; Alaska Science Forum / ; Scientists Show Kelp Helps--with a Little Help from their Friends
Aleutian Canada goose comeback continues - Geophysical Institute
Jul 8, 2004 · Jones, then manager of the Aleutian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, began trapping and killing foxes on Aleutian islands, starting with Amchitka. The staff of the Alaska …
Giant storms, big waves and chilly winds - Geophysical Institute
Jan 7, 2021 · Winds on the island registered more than 80 miles per hour. A buoy in the ocean south of Amchitka Island — farther east than Shemya in the middle of the Aleutian chain — …
Glacier Bay hot real estate for sea otters - Geophysical Institute
Feb 27, 2025 · Sea otters have had a rough time since Vitus Bering’s journey to Alaska: They were hunted almost to extinction in the 1700s and 1800s, made a comeback in the 1900s, …