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.

Experts say brown or grizzly bears attack and kill people far more often in Alaska than black bears. Authorities say black bears killed a 16-year-old runner at Bird Ridge over the weekend and a Pogo Mine contractor Monday.

You won't need any reminder that it's summer in the national park. The heat wave that's settled over the Southwest has already brought 120-degree readings, which will likely be surpassed this week.

The town of Nuugaatsiaq on Greenland's west coast was hit by a tsunami on Sunday devastating the town and the people living there. The people were evacuated by helicopters.

The fall of a climber into a crevasse highlighted this season's risky combination of crumbling snow bridges and splintered climbing teams.

A haze surrounding the hills had a distinct smell of burned wood.

We were picking ticks off the dogs and ourselves and when we got home we found an additional 20 or so ticks on ourselves and each of the dogs.

BANNOCK COUNTY -- Mosquitoes infected with the West Nile Virus have been discovered in eastern Idaho, health officials warned Friday.

County health officials have detected a species of mosquito responsible for spreading Zika and other viruses for the first time in Southern Nevada.

The Health Department says two batches of mosquitoes tested positive for West Nile virus, but no human cases have been reported.