Prudhoe Bay

Thunderstorms in Northern Alaska over sea ice on Monday sparked rare lightning strikes. The Washington Post reported lightning strikes occurred north of Prudhoe Bay, directly over sea ice, a rare phenomena that occurs once or twice a decade.

Heading north this summer for a refreshing swim? If you're looking for the warm water, you might want to give the Great Lakes a pass and head straight to the Arctic.

The incident appears similar to an oil and gas release in 2017 blamed on thawing permafrost and hot production fluids.

An Alaska company says changing ice conditions in the North Slope area have allowed it to make a bulk fuel delivery to Prudhoe Bay by barge for the first time.

Questions raised about the impacts of vehicle exhaust and soot on snow deposition as well as dirt and dust from roads.

Extreme flooding on Alaska's Arctic highway in 2015 caused thaw-induced sinking in the permafrost terrain up to 3 inches deep, with the most significant effects occurring in ice-rich areas, according to a newly published study.

North Slope facilities in Alaska closed due to severe blizzard conditions with winds up to 75 mph and low visibility.

A study reveals that North Slope caribou are significantly more sensitive to oil field road traffic than previously thought, with disruptions occurring at traffic volumes as low as five vehicles per hour.

ConocoPhillips has officially sanctioned the development of the Willow oil project in Alaska, expected to produce 600 million barrels over its lifetime and create thousands of jobs.

Ten electric cars including Teslas, Rivian pickup trucks and potentially Ford F-150 Lightings will drive more than 1,000 miles on the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to the Arctic Ocean and back, to demonstrate electric vehicle technology in a remote, rugged, low-infrastructure environment.