City park staff have set up barriers in hopes of encouraging passersby to stay far away. Potential fixes could include putting up a wall and relocating the bike path or road.
Lightning is unusual in a city that, according to the National Weather Service, sees fewer than two thunderstorms a year. It was the first time the power company had seen a lightning-related power outage in 15 years.
Thunderstorms are rare in Anchorage due to its proximity to the coast and protection by the Chugach Mountains from moist air traveling up from Southeast. Thursdays storm produced lightening that struck a power line and caused an outage, and produced nickel-sized hail in Eagle River.
A pilot first spotted the whale last week. What caused the whale’s death isn’t yet known.
Unfamiliar insect found near Potters Marsh, identified as a red velvet mite (family Trombidiidae).
A second whale has been found dead floating in the middle of Turnagain Arm, just two weeks after a juvenile humpback whale was found dead on the Arm after stranding itself twice.
The worst-hit areas appear to be established neighborhoods with older spruce trees, especially in Turnagain and Spenard.
It’s the first reported sighting of the falcated duck on mainland Alaska, Fish and Game says.
It’s rare to see humpbacks in Turnagain Arm, known for its swift tides and shallow waters.
Seasonal swings set drivers up for bad trip.
I rarely see trumpeter swans on the lake, and I don't ever remember seeing them so early.
Both sides of Cook Inlet are eroding near Tyonek. The erosion is reaching old and new growth trees, and causing more debris to fall in to the Inlet, which easily get caught in set nets.
The closures of the campgrounds, facing the threat of falling trees, likely will last through summer, the state parks division said.
Why air quality is worse at different times of day and how you might be violating city code with your leaf blower.
Spring has come about a month early. Is the mating season for our state bird, the Willow Ptarmigan, early as well?
The snow cover in Anchorage and the Chugach is disappearing very quickly. Go out and get it while you can!
Warmer than normal temperatures in Anchorage may be causing willows (genus Salix) to bud early.
Avalanche monitors say danger remains high in Turnagain Pass, Girdwood and Portage.
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.
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