The Air Force is trying to better understand the erosion bearing down on its valuable radar sites.
Recent storms and warm seas melted a vast stretch of ice in the Bering Sea, leaving some islands surrounded by water when they should be locked in ice.
A September storm caused damage in Utqiagvik, and Gov. Bill Walker declared a disaster there last month.
“You could take your sailboat and sail from Dillingham all the way to Little Diomede and never see much more than an ice cube.
The declaration gives the far-north community of Utqiagvik access to state money to help repair damaged infrastructure like roads.
Waters were expected to reach their highest levels Monday night and into Tuesday.
Ferocious fish, not native to Canada, was netted and released in Alberni Inlet
A harmful algal bloom, better known as a red tide, has been building up at Elands Bay on the West Coast, about 220km north of Cape Town.
Port Heiden’s road to its harbor and old village site is crumbling into the sea and the lake on the other side of it will likely breach soon. “The road is basically gone. [Erosion]’s cut right half into the road,” said Scott Anderson, the Native Village of Port Heiden’s Tribal Environmental Director.
A massive ocean wave that was tracked off the west coast of Vancouver Island in 2020 is now considered the most extreme rogue wave ever recorded, according to scientists at the University of Victoria.
Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.
Kachemak Bay has witnessed massive die-offs of sea stars, murres and razor clams. Whats going on?
Beach walks this summer find many familiar creatures absent. This changing natural world demands attention and caring.
The storm began Sept. 28 and continued for several days. A handful of Utqiaġvik’s roads were damaged or destroyed, and the community's freshwater source was nearly compromised.
Village wildlife observers worry that the unusual warmth of oceans off Alaska is causing problems throughout the ecosystem.
While industry has had to adapt to changes, many locals are still struggling to find a new normal amidst the shifting seasons.
Previously, the dredging started around May and ran through October, but the past three winters it has started earlier and run longer.
Climate change has allowed spotted seals to find new hunting grounds, but the marine mammals ultimately depend on sea ice to survive.
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City released a notice Thursday, saying the water is safe
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