A total of 14.7 inches of snow fell between 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday, barely eclipsing the previous record for the date of 14.6 inches, set in 1970.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for Kenai Lake and the Kenai River near Cooper Landing.
A new study quantifies the rate at which Eklutna Glacier is losing its icy mass. Between 1957 and 2010, the loss of glacier mass averaged 5 percent a year.
It's possible the trio’s canoe was upset by a calving, or shedding, piece of ice. Although all three were wearing life jackets, none was wearing a wetsuit to protect against the frigid water.
A GCI cell tower in Western Alaska encapsulated in unusually thick ice and snow has caused service disruptions in villages.
Drought levels have been raised already for parts of the province and Dave Campbell, with the B.C. River Forecast Centre, says the current forecast points to drought conditions provincewide in the coming weeks.
Alvin Williams was reported missing on May 2. His body was found Sunday, troopers said.
A 7-foot "wall of ice" from a Susitna River ice jam slammed into Alaska Railroad tracks north of Talkeetna on Saturday, pushing the rails 25 feet off course, the railroad said Monday.The Alaska Railroad is racing to make repairs in time for the start of its tourist season on Wednesday.
A new study estimates that climate impacts to public infrastructure in Alaska will total about $5 billion by century's end.
The incident appears similar to an oil and gas release in 2017 blamed on thawing permafrost and hot production fluids.
The world’s permafrost holds vast stores of carbon. What happens when it thaws?
No one was hurt when a slab avalanche buried one child and partially buried two others.
Because ice makes up a good portion of the underground foundation of northern Alaska, thawing has dropped the landscape as much as 3 feet in some places.
As spring walrus hunting season gets underway, residents of St. Lawrence Island talk about sea ice changes and how they affect the village.
Major changes with the environment are creating trail hazards, an official said. The ceremonial start for 74 sled-dog teams will remain in Anchorage on March 4.
The cold and wet hunters built a fire to keep warm until Alaska Army National Guard rescuers arrived hours later.
When Jazmin James hadn’t returned to Tununak by Easter Sunday as planned, the family reported him missing. His snowmachine was found on sea ice, partly submerged in water.
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That hurts coastal communities that hunt on the ice. But colder weather may be coming, at least to some portions of Alaska.
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