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.
Little rainfall during this year’s warm, dry summer left Seldovia and Nanwalek scrambling to conserve water.
An alarming number of gray whales have been found dead this year from Mexico to Alaska, triggering a federal investigation into what’s causing the die-off.
In Anchorage, the city logged 68 bed bug complaints in 2013, a decrease from the 84 in 2012. There was just one complaint in 2007 and 2008 combined, according to city data.
It’s the first reported sighting of the falcated duck on mainland Alaska, Fish and Game says.
If high temperatures melt snow and that leads to a bear’s den getting flooded, that’s another reason the bear might head outside. It’ll likely try to find another den, Farley said.
It’s rare to see humpbacks in Turnagain Arm, known for its swift tides and shallow waters.
A major drought has forced farmers and Indigenous tribes to compete for water in a situation nobody ever wanted.
The repeated run-ins with the bear were part of the reason that one children's camp decided to move out of Russian Jack to another park.
Increasing winds may drive the air quality to become "unhealthy to hazardous," said a statement from Eileen Probasco, planning director with the Matanuska-Sustina Borough.
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