1. Kathleen Cole Sea Ice Program Leader National Weather Service Anchorage, Alaska for Sea Ice Workshop 19 September 2011 The “other” stuff we do…

2.  Fall, Winter & Spring Coastal Storms Ivus – ice shoves Coastal erosion Freezing spray Kiska Sea Bering Sea 2010

3.  Tug/Barge Resupply Alaska West Coast Alaska North Coast Kamchatka Tug Diane H In Nome

4.  Walrus Research USGS, NOAA, Universities Norseman II July 2011

5.  Polar Bear Research MODIS 7 September 2010 Ice along Alaska north coast interrupted PB study until 2011.

6.  Laying Underwater Cables Kodiak to Nome Nome to Barrow Barrow to Canada Linking Coastal Alaska to the rest of the world!

7.  July 2004 4 hunters lost on the ice off Alaska north coast A weather front pushed the ice where people were hunting Initial search failed Harsh conditions Time running out

8.  Ice Forecaster Russ Page was called to help find the hunters Ice at start of hunt Ice at time of failed search

9.  Russ used satellite images and his knowledge to direct the rescue team to exactly where the hunters were located “Jubilant” rescued hunter aboard USCG helicopter

10.  June 2006 luxury eco-cruise vessel Spirit of Oceanus encountered multi- year ice in the Bering Sea

11.  While the Oceanus could maneuver around thin ice it was not rated for thicker ice.

12.  The captain requested support from Kathleen Cole at the Ice Desk If they could not find a route around the ice the cruise would be cancelled Kathleen provided daily briefings to the captain which were a popular shipboard event The cruise continued around the ice They sent me flowers!

13.  April 2010 assistance requested by EPA  Project to restore Marine Habitat on Saint Paul Island 1980’s shipwreck of the Ocean Clipper Ship was aground on vital Northern Fur Seal rookery

14.  Time Sensitive: The Ocean Clipper had to be removed in the few weeks between ice breakup and the arrival of the seal pups  http://oceanclipper.blogspot.com/

15.  The Ice Desk was able to help the salvage crew get to the shipwreck through the late ice  The rookery was restored!

16.  March 22 -- April 4, 2009 Cook Inlet  Mt. Redoubt volcano erupted 19 times

17.  The Lahar flowed over 22 miles down Drift River to Cook Inlet

18.  The Oil Storage Facilities at Drift River were threatened by the lahar  The oil had to be moved to tanker ships

19.  Sea Ice in the Inlet threatened the operation. Ice north and northeast of terminal

20.  The Ice Desk identified a 72 hour window for the safe transfer of the oil.

21. Ice curl off Kamchatka 2009