In the course of summer, the whole reindeer population of the Nenets tundra will be made immune against the lethal bacteria infection.

Permafrost underneath the structure is believed to have melted since last fall and key parts of the building might not be able to withstand strong winds or an earthquake, according to a professional engineer hired by Dawson City.

The significant explosive eruption started around 10 a.m. Monday, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reported.

'Officers have been going for two months straight with nothing but bear conflicts'

Researchers have found a correlation between melting Arctic sea ice and changes in the planet's largest water circulation system that could lead to the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC).

More than 150,000 people could die as a result of climate change each year in Europe by the end of the century, shocking new research has found. The number of deaths caused by extreme weather events will increase 50-fold and two in three people on the continent will be affected by disasters, the study – that serves as a stark warning of the deadly impact of global warming – found.

Abundant slugs in Dillingham acting as a stressor to garden plants.

One of the world's last nomadic reindeer people near Mongolia's border with Russia have captivated people from far and wide.

Horntail wood wasp (family Siricidae), attracted by fire damaged wood, observed a year after the McHugh fire along the Seward Highway.

For decades, the crowds of small, dark sea geese on the tundra of southwestern Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have been thinning, a situation opposite that of geese on the North Slope.

On Sunday, Austin Ahmasuk went along the beach to his camp at the Sinuk River, about 28 miles from Nome, and shortly after hitting West Beach past the port, he found one dead seabird on the shore.

The celebrity glacier on the Kenai Peninsula, though relatively small and getting smaller, looms large in the public consciousness.

Deforestation and climate change appear to be amplifying droughts in the Amazon

Knowledge of animals, insects, agricultural techniques and weather patterns is honed from interaction with nature passed down through generations.

Climate change may be responsible for pushing Alaska’s Gray Whales up into estuaries and rivers like the Kuskokwim.

Climate change may be responsible for pushing Alaska’s Gray Whales up into estuaries and rivers like the Kuskokwim.

After hitting 100 degrees Wednesday, Portland’s light-rail trains are operating at slower speeds amid concern that the heat will cause tracks to expand and risk a derailment. In exchange for the slow service, inspectors are not checking riders for tickets.