The “rototilling” effect most happens wherever salmon are found in high densities, such as British Columbia, Alaska and some individual streams in the Pacific Northwest.
Alaska Ecology
Alaska quake altered Yellowstone hydrothermal system
A powerful earthquake that rocked Alaska in 2002 changed the timing and behavior of some of Yellowstone’s geysers and hot springs.
Alaska quake world’s largest in 2002
As a result of the quake, wells in Louisiana’s Lake Pontchartrain sloshed about, and wells in Washington, Idaho, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania produced muddy water as a result of the Alaska temblor.
PEER: Norton falsified ANWR data, misled Congress on drilling
According to PEER, Norton substantially altered biological findings from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service about effects of oil development in ANWR before she relayed them to Congress.
Alaskan village ritual yields key climate data
A celebrated betting pool in Alaska provides an unexpectedly accurate record of climate data regarding the spring ice breakup of the Tanana River.
