Rod Boyce
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Getting to the bottom of copperâs rise to the top at Kennecott (opens the original)
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Kennecott has been spruced up quite a bit since my last visit there nearly 30 years ago. Even so, many crumbling buildings remain. Some have been shored up by the National Park Service, which now manages the site as Kennecott Mines National Historic Landmark in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. A few other buildings have been restored. Several exhibits show the history and workings of the once mighty mine, which produced copper from high-grade ore from 1911 to 1938. The Park Service
Uncorking the secrets of a tiny bottle of volcanic ash from 34 years ago (opens the original)
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I opened the living room window in our rented Anchorage waterfront condominium on what began as a mild mid-August day in 1992. I donât remember what I was expecting when I looked across Cook Inlet that evening, but it wasnât my face being speckled with volcanic ash. Mount Spurr, 78 miles west of our living room window, erupted at 4:42 p.m. Aug. 18. By 7:45 p.m., its ash cloud had spread nearly 200 miles southeast and reached almost 9 miles high, darkening Anchorage more than two hours before
World War II sparked creation of UAF Geophysical Institute, which is celebrating its 80th birthday (opens the original)
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As presidential bill signings go, H.R. 6496 wasnât a particularly exciting one for the nation on July 31, 1946. But it would prove historic for the University of Alaska and the future state. It was the day that President Harry Truman signed legislation creating what today is the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. The institute is now recognized as a global leader in Arctic research. Friday marked the instituteâs 80th anniversary. The Congressional Record entry for H.R. 649
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