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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Oct 2025
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Dec 2024
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Portage Lake, Alaska, United States
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Pedersen Bay, Alaska
3 Sep 2024
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Whittier, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2024
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Summit Lake
15 Feb 2024
CBC
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Moose Pass, Alaska, United States
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Rabbit Lake, Alaska
1 Nov 2023
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Sterling, Alaska, United States
14 Sep 2023
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Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai
Skilak Lake
12 Sep 2023
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Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2023
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 Jul 2023
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2023
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
21 Apr 2023
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
18 Apr 2023
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Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
24 Feb 2023
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Turnagain Pass, Alaska
23 Feb 2023
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Seward, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2023
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2022
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15 Jul 2022
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2022
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2022
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Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2022
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Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
12 May 2022
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Seward, Alaska, United States
7 May 2022
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27 Apr 2022
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2022
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Funny River, Alaska, United States
16 Jan 2022
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Seward, Alaska, United States
24 Nov 2021
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Heavy rain and wind take toll on Southcentral
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
30 Oct 2021
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28 Sep 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Sep 2021
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
27 May 2021
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Coyote (
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 May 2021
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Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach
Whittier, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2021
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Fearless Fox (Vulpes vulpes) Spotted in Far North Bicentennial Park in Anchorage
Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
7 Apr 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Apr 2021
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Ski areas across Alaska enjoy big-time snow days
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
31 Mar 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2021
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20 Mar 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Jan 2021
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Seward, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2020
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21 Apr 2020
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Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
11 Feb 2020
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2020
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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2 rock slides close Seward Highway at miles 111 and 106.5
10 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Man who found hiker trapped in Flattop Mountain avalanche said rescue was ‘a miracle’
8 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Rock slides prompt intermittent closures of Seward Highway south of Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2019
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Unusually Warm Halloween
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Nov 2019
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
14 Oct 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Warm Summer Yields Garden Tomatoes
Anchorage, Alaska
15 Sep 2019
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River Otters (
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
'Way too close’: Kayakers encounter calving glacier in Southcentral Alaska
Spencer Glacier
20 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Large icebergs are rare in Portage Lake nowadays. This week there are two new ‘shooters.'
Whittier, Alaska, United States
15 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Uncommon Squat Lobster (
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) Sighting
Surprise Cove, Alaska, United States
27 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Biologists scoop up invasive goldfish at Cuddy Pond
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Lake Is Full of Algae This Summer
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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Second Tick I Have Pulled off My Dog This Summer
16 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified Spider - Brown Recluse, Wolf Spider, or Something Else?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Warm, windy weather stokes Kenai Peninsula wildfire, leading to traffic delays and campground closures
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Smoke from Kenai Peninsula wildfire likely to blow into Anchorage through this weekend
Kalifornsky, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Beached Grey Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
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Placer Creek
3 Jun 2019
LEO Network
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Black bear behavior raises concerns on Turnagain Arm Trail
Knik, Alaska, United States
30 May 2019
Alaska Public Media
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May Day Trees (
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 May 2019
LEO Network
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Big Sky Thunder
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 May 2019
LEO Network
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Another gray whale has been found dead in Turnagain Arm
16 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Red Velvet Mite (Family
Trombidiidae
) Found Near Potters Marsh
15 May 2019
LEO Network
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Second whale found dead in Turnagain Arm within 2 weeks
Turnagain Arm, Alaska, United States
14 May 2019
Anchorage KTUU News
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This rare duck from Asia is causing a stir among birders. How it got to Anchorage is a mystery.
Knik, Alaska, United States
10 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Juvenile Elephant Seal
(Mirounga angustirostris)
Hauled Out
Seward, Alaska, United States
5 May 2019
LEO Network
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A humpback whale died in Turnagain Arm. Here’s what might have happened.
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
1 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
April Snowfall Road Carnage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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Early Trumpeter (
Cygnus buccinator
) Swans on Cheney Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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The Willow Ptarmigan (
Lagopus lagopus
) are Courting
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2019
LEO Network
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