Zeke Baker, Assistant Professor of Sociology, has published a report to the US National Weather Service, based on interviews and ethnographic research conducted in the Bering Sea region of Alaska in 2019-2020. The title of his report is "Weather Information Use in the Bering Sea: A Social Analysis of Risk, Uncertainty, and Marine Decision-making." Professor Baker continues to conduct research on topics of weather and climate risk and social change, particularly in Alaska and the Arctic context. The report to the National Weather Service Alaska Region (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, US Department of Commerce), is available online at this link.
With co-author John R. Hall, Dr. Baker has also published a chapter, titled “Climate Change, Apocalypse, and the Future of Salvation." in the volume, Futures (Oxford University Press, 2021), edited by Sandra Kemp and Jenny Andersson. The chapter can be accessed online at: https://www.