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Anchorage homeless shelters under strain amid statewide cold snap

Juneau’s deadliest landslide tore through downtown like a ‘mighty grinder.’ Now it’s a fading memory.

Resilience, recovery prioritized in Iceland report on Grindavik evacuation

With Anchorage’s record-setting snow, officials say it’s not a bad idea to shovel roofs

Thinning ice and shrinking caribou hurt not only safety and food security but also mental health

The Norwegian Electricity Authority finds faults in almost three out of four solar panels

‘We’re always going to be surprised’: Wrangell’s tragedy highlights Alaska’s lack of landslide monitoring

Degrading permafrost likely caused Diomede city building’s collapse

Husband of sole Wrangell landslide survivor found dead in search

Alaska’s chief veterinarian issues notice on mysterious illness killing dogs in Lower 48

Little Diomede school struck by collapsing building closed indefinitely

Climate change will deliver more heavy precipitation events to Southcentral. Is Anchorage prepared?

4 unsheltered people died outside in Anchorage in the past week. 2 of them were in wheelchairs.

Emergency Phase Declared and Grindavík Evacuated

Snowstorm leaves aftermath of power outages; JBER Veterans Day ceremony canceled

AI radar used to detect polar bears could be used for grizzly and black bears, too

Extreme flooding on Alaska’s Arctic highway caused thaw-induced sinking in later years

Pollution on the Liffey: Algal blooms at Blessington a threat to Dublin’s drinking water

Global surge of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1

Hooper Bay families displaced by Merbok could lose housing this month

Department reacts to sick and dead birds

Road damage after rain

All animals to be culled at fur farms with bird flu infections

Hoonah gives residents bear-resistant trash cans but most of Southeast Alaska can’t afford them

Can I safely eat the strawberries I picked?

After a disaster like Juneau’s August flood, mental health can be a neglected part of the recovery

Alaska watches, nervously, as Ukraine war pushes more Russian oil through Bering Strait

Severe Vibrio vulnificus Infections in the United States Associated with Warming Coastal Waters

The Hokksund family has water in their living room for the second time – probably won't be able to move home until next year

Bjørn Ole (13) was sucked into pipes in the floodwaters

Utqiagvik City asks residents to properly dispose of beluga bones or request help with cleanup

FEMA officials arrive in Juneau to assess flood damage

N.W.T. man recounts nightmarish escape from wildfire — and how a Hay River man saved his life

How the Maui wildfires devastated Lahaina, hour by hour

Does monkshood, a purple flower that grows abundantly in Alaska, pose a danger to hikers and gardeners?

Wildfires in the Interior, potential drought in Southeast as record heat drags into August

Juneau’s worst glacial outburst flood destroys homes and displaces residents

Alaska geologists dig into Bering Sea’s past storms to understand future ones

Secrets of the Lorino cliff

Residents in Fort Smith, N.W.T., seeing more bears in town this year

It’s so hot in Arizona, doctors are treating a spike of patients who were burned by falling on the ground

'I'm definitely worried': Wildfire smoke means Yellowknife's air quality among worst in Canada

Extreme heat affects some airline flights, workers

Kodiak resident dies in hit-and-run during Saturday’s tsunami evacuation

As the climate warms, the face of Denali National Park changes

Bag upon bag of dead bird in Vadsø: 1000 seagulls were retrieved on Monday

Shishaldin volcano in Eastern Aleutians increases activity, draws monitoring

When Alaska wilderness adventures go wrong, mental mistakes are sometimes to blame

83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make the mess worse.

Polish scientists probe possible food-chain link to H5N1 avian flu in cats

How e-bikes are becoming the norm on Anchorage trails

PAWS of Nome seeks funding for bark park, wildlife fencing

Heat waves like the one that's killed 14 in the southern US are becoming more frequent and enduring

Fallout of French nuclear testing in Pacific still affecting men decades later

'Alaska Weather' show will halt TV broadcast in July, raising concerns among many rural Alaskans

Borough wood stove change-out program continues

Scientist warns of heightened PSP toxins' impact on Yukon salmon

Contaminated soil from Pond Inlet diesel spill to stay put

Avian influenza has returned to Alaska, and so have health advisories

Replaced artificial turf a year ago – the environmentally damaging knobs are still here

High risk of wildfires in many parts of Sweden

Orcas have sunk 3 boats in Europe and appear to be teaching others to do the same. But why?

In April, a record 8 people believed to be homeless died outside in Anchorage

As migrating birds return to Alaska, state veterinarian warns of continued avian influenza threat

Alaska sends firefighters, air tanker to help with Alberta’s ‘unprecedented’ early wildfire season

Why Arctic Fox are the brazen bullies of the North

Drones could make Juneau’s avalanche monitoring faster and more precise

Snowverloaded: Kenai Peninsula residents deal with extended winter

As rural communities prepare for climate change, a UAA scientist is trying to connect them with data

As migratory birds return, so does potential for avian flu outbreaks

Stoney Nakoda Nations elders, knowledge keepers share traditional ways to respect bears

How melting Arctic ice could be fueling extreme wildfires in Alaska

Flight disruptions continue Friday in Alaska as volcanic ash drifts from Russia

Ash from Russian Shiveluch Volcano cancels Alaska flights