Storms trigger a humanitarian disaster in western Alaska
Powerful back-to-back storms have ravaged dozens of mostly Alaska Native communities in western Alaska: Approximately 2,000 people were displaced, and…
survivors of ex-Typhoon Halong file onto C-17 military transport plan in Bethel for transport to Anchorage
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In my part of Alaska, not far from Anchorage, winter solstice is always a dark day, but not because of…
Northern lights Alaska, Image Tim Lydon
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In Girdwood, Alaska, we’ll long remember the snowstorm of Dec. 6, just three months ago. But it won’t be for…
Girdwood Valley courtesy of Nathan Searles
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It was late November in Alaska and a lousy day for deer hunting. Rough seas rocked our small boat, and…
View of Kenai Mountains, not far from the former Squaw Bay
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Gated methane vent pad in Sunshine Roadless area above Paonia, CO. Methane originates in active Arch Resources coal mine. This collection of vents makes Arch the third biggest greenhouse gas polluter in Colorado.
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