鈥楢laska Voices鈥 shares climate adaptation stories
The second season of the podcast 鈥淎laska Voices鈥 launched on Dec. 1, bringing listeners into the lives of Alaskans dealing with one of the most rapidly changing environments on Earth.
In episode 1, scientists Chris Waigl and Nancy Fresco discuss how they were pulled into the world of climate science and how scientists can build trust and connections with the communities they serve.
Working with communities and individuals outside the university 鈥渕akes the science better because you're talking with people who ask the really hard questions,鈥 Waigl said.
鈥淎laska Voices鈥 is funded by the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center, a partnership between the University of Alaska and the U.S. Geological Survey that鈥檚 hosted by 杏吧原创F鈥檚 International Arctic Research Center.
Future episodes will feature conversations on topics ranging from bear dogs to supercomputers to wildfires next door.
In the wildfire episode, Fairbanks resident Mary Burtness described the moment she
learned flames were closer to home than she realized.
鈥淚 was riding my bike back home and I saw a helicopter go over with a bucket and I
thought, 鈥極h there鈥檚 a fire somewhere,鈥欌 she said. 鈥淎nd then I watched a fire truck
go into our driveway.鈥
Other stories recount how Alaskans have adapted to their unusual environments with the tools available. Wildlife biologists Nils Pedersen and Dick Shideler, for example, found a unique job for their Karelian bear dogs.
鈥淗e [Shideler] was using his dogs to find polar bear dens in the North Slope oil field. You could find the dens reliably, and then set up a mile buffer zone around a known polar bear den,鈥 Pedersen said.
Each episode of 鈥淎laska Voices鈥 features a conversation between two people who already know each other, with their words and warmth inviting the audience into their world and telling the story behind the data.
New episodes are released every Monday. Listen wherever podcasts are available. For more information, visit
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