'No one had ever heard of it': Woman dies from rare tick-borne virus.

The grandchildren of Annie Kruger remember her lighting an Export A Green cigarette, throwing on her logger's jacket and heading out to set fires near Penticton, B.C. — part of an ancient tradition of using flames to clear brush, renew growth and create natural fireguards.

Island Health confirms the fungus, known scientifically as Amanita phalloides, has already flowered in Uplands this July.

26 fires are burning in the Old Crow district but Yukon Wildland Fire says the community is not at risk

Smoke from a handful of fires in northeast Alaska and across the border in Canada drifted south to Fairbanks on Tuesday and is expected to linger through Wednesday night.

More polar bears on land have been encountering more people in the Arctic, a perfect storm of dangerous conditions, one scientist says.

The remote Arctic tundra may seem like the last place on Earth human pollution should be causing a problem — yet it’s filled with mercury contamination.

The state Department of Health announced Wednesday that a Saratoga County resident died in recent months after contracting a rare tick-borne illness known as Powassan Virus.

A fire ban, announced yesterday, includes two territorial parks, the GNWT confirmed.

As wildfires continue to rage in B.C., there's no rain relief in sight

British Columbia has declared a state of emergency and thousands have been evacuated.

A wildfire north of Delta Junction has reignited. The more than 8,000-acre South Fork Salcha Fire was started by lightning earlier this month in a remote area about 70 miles southeast of Fairbanks.

Looking at a map of Arctic Canada, it seems there are literally thousands of lakes and rivers, yet many Arctic communities are facing water shortages or threats of shortages to come. Iqaluit, capital of Nunavut Territory, will be facing that problem in the very near future.

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Two people were found to have plague this week. What does the disease look like in the modern world, and why does it keep happening in New Mexico?

Savia Shamee is warning Northerners who travel to pay attention to what they might inadvertently be bringing home.

For the third day in a row, Phoenix has broken a daily high temperature record.

Authorities have warned residents to watch out for mosquito bites and clean out pet bowls as the Aedes aegypti species breeds in stagnant water.

The state is currently mapping the potential risk for landslides in Sitka. This time next year, the Sitka Assembly will be presented with a community-wide map. Listen now

Dozens of flights out of Phoenix, Arizona, have been cancelled because of extreme heat.

A 300-metre wide, 1,000-meter high rock slid into the sea causing the initial wave and more of the rock face is unstable.