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In July 2020, the Aleutian Subduction Zone was the source of an M w 7.8 earthquake which struck the same region south of the Alaska Peninsula. It was followed by another aftershock of M w 7.6 in October the same year. [24] [25] [6] The United States Geological Survey have since considered the two earthquakes as foreshocks to the M w 8.2 in 2021.
The Alaska water resource region is one of 21 major geographic areas, or regions, in the first level of classification used by the United States Geological Survey to divide and sub-divide the United States into successively smaller hydrologic units. These geographic areas contain either the drainage area of a major river, or the combined ...
14 Upper Colorado region: The drainage of: the Colorado River Basin above the Lee Ferry compact point which is one mile below the mouth of the Paria River; the Great Divide closed basin. Includes parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. 113,347 sq mi (293,570 km 2) 1,800,000: HUC14: 15 Lower Colorado region
The mean transport of the baroclinic current near Kodiak Island in the western gulf of Alaska is approximately 10 Sv in the upper 1500 m. [4] The Alaska Current, together with the Gulf of Alaska, has an impact on the climate system of the southwestern United States, including seasonal rainfall and snow.
The Yukon–Kuskokwim Delta is a river delta located where the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers empty into the Bering Sea on the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska. At approximately 129,500 square kilometers (50,000 sq mi) in size, [ 1 ] it is one of the largest deltas in the world.
As a result of this frustration the second body of water was given the disingenuous name "Turn Again". Early maps label Turnagain Arm as the "Turnagain River". Alaska Railroad at Turnagain Arm. The mineral resources of the Turnagain-Knik region are notable for gold placers and the gold quartz lodes. From 1896 to 1898, a large number of placer ...
Harrison Bay is an estuary located north of Alaska that opens into the Beaufort Sea. It is adjacent to the Colville Delta. The powerful outflow of the Colville River creates a shallow region that is rich with nutrients, making it ecologically significant for wildlife. Map of the Harrison Bay and Colville River Delta region in the Beaufort Sea
Then the storm's effects moved up into the I-95 corridor, where totals exceeding 6 inches were widespread. 9.1 inches was reported near Westwood, New Jersey, 6.5 inches at JFK International Airport, 8 and 7.4 inches at North Haven and Bridgeport Airport in Connecticut, 14 inches at Pascoag, Rhode Island and 12 inches in Norfolk, Massachusetts.