The cold and wet hunters built a fire to keep warm until Alaska Army National Guard rescuers arrived hours later.

Sixty-three endangered Saimaa ringed seal pups were found during the early spring count carried out by forestry workers and volunteers.

Seasonal swings set drivers up for bad trip.

Forecasts indicate that ice cover will thin by dozens of centimetres all the way up to Lapland.

Permafrost preserved the ‘oldest blood in the world’ boosting hopes of bringing extinct species back to life.

In the earliest breakup since the contest began in 1917, the Nenana Ice Classic Tripod fell early this morning.

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Popular hunting spots, such as Frobisher's Farthest, Pink Lady Island and Ward Inlet should be avoided, says the chair of the Amaruq Hunters and Trappers Association.

The tragedy came after several days of dire warnings about the dangers of river travel due to an unusually early warm-up. Search and rescuers crawled onto weak ice, open water all around, to help retrieve the survivors.

Two four-wheelers carrying five men leaving Bethel broke through needle ice on the upper end of Church Slough on Sunday night. Two of the men died, while three others were treated for hypothermia in Bethel.

The snow cover in Anchorage and the Chugach is disappearing very quickly. Go out and get it while you can!

Scientists confirm loss of ‘Pearl’ island, while schoolchildren using satellite maps identify one of the new icy Russian isles.

One of the main winter highways in the Northwest Territories turned into a swamp this week following unseasonably high temperatures.

Jeffrey Cheng, 33, died in the slide. One of his friends managed to hold on to a tree as waves of avalanche debris washed over his head. The third member of their group wasn’t caught.

Huge snow over the past few months has provided incredible relief to the drought situation that has plagued Colorado throughout the last year. 

Deteriorating conditions on the Mackenzie Valley Winter Road have prompted the Northwest Territories government to close the winter highway for the season.

A late start means the community of just over 130 must rely more heavily on air transport, which adds to the cost of goods brought in town.

“It started breaking into pieces beneath us,” said Phillip Rode.

A sheriff and his two daughters were injured near Lake City in southwestern Colorado after an avalanche destroyed their home Tuesday morning.

Usually, in March, the Bering Sea ice is reaching its thickest extent. But from the beach in Unalakleet, the full horizon is blue ocean water, punctuated infrequently by lone icebergs.