Weather and climate are different of course, but if there is anything to remind people that UA and its research are needed...
https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-health/departments/institute-for-circumpolar-health-studies/publications/reports/
https://casc.alaska.edu/
https://www.uaa.alaska.edu/academics/college-of-health/departments/institute-for-circumpolar-health-studies/research/archives/climate/index.cshtml
"Alaska is burning, but so is everything else"
"It’s odd to write about all this when the rest of the planet is catching fire and when the most powerful nation in the world is straining under the weight of an unindicted half-wit who imprisons children, summons tanks to the Lincoln Memorial, and has apparently spent much of his adult life raping people."
http://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2019/07/alaska-is-burning-but-so-is-everything-else?fbclid=IwAR15cUDRQwVYG45bM5ekDRT7LXhNiUobEoMzGaf4d6pdHHJoPzKEEIkx1Tg
Or maybe they feel they're the only game in town?
https://www.thelayoff.com/apu
Maybe people feel like getting a degree from UA is BS?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSXhcdt2VoQ