On Alaskan island in middle of Bering Sea, survival a daily struggle
GAMBELL, Alaska — Off the far western edge of the North American continent, nearly 1,500 people struggle in a daily
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El Nino: Should Alaskans expect a warm winter?
Temperatures near the Earth’s equator at the Pacific are in a warming phase, a phenomenon known as El Niño that
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Alaska sea otters: Cute, cuddly climate change combatants?
A new study conducted by California, Washington and Alaska researchers finds that the Alaska sea otter — perhaps best known
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Where do Alaska lawmakers stand on Law of the Sea treaty?
Alaska U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski has been for years trying to muster up the Republican side of the 67 senate
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Extraordinary archaeological site in Alaska village threatened by erosion
In the Southwest Alaska village of Quinhagak, British researchers are racing to collect archaeological finds before they are washed into
Read moreScientists plan to monitor underwater noise in the Northwest Passage
Researchers want to track changes that may come with more ship traffic A group of U.S.-based researchers wants to record
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Rural Alaskans seeking alternative to pricey heating oil return to firewood
When Mark Leary loaded up his truck one day last winter in Bethel, Alaska, heavy with as much firewood as
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Melted Arctic sea ice extent would cover Canada and Alaska
Summer 2012 will be remembered, at least in the U.S., as one of climate extremes: •June and July were exceptionally
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Russia and US close to agreement on Beringia cross-border park
An agreement between Russia and the United States, expected to be reached by the end of the week, would create
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Do unprecedented Northwest Passage crossings do more harm than good?
Seventy-year-old mariner David Scott Cowper has seen it all. He’s circumnavigated the globe a mind-boggling six times, most recently in
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Tsunami of trash looms for Alaska beaches
From a distance, Styrofoam almost looks like snow. Little white specks bunch up between driftwood and beach-blasted rocks. The specks
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Shell may start Arctic drilling next week as villages ready for risks, riches
WAINWRIGHT, Alaska — Only days before Royal Dutch Shell won government approval to sink a drill bit into the bed
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Record for minimum Arctic sea ice cover falls with weeks of melting left
Arctic sea ice extent has hit a new record low, according to researchers at the National Snow and Ice Data
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Arctic summit in Alaska wraps up
The Arctic Imperative Summit wrapped up in Alaska Monday with an illustration of how slowly things move in the Far
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Airships over Alaska’s Arctic: Flight of fancy or grounded in reality?
Airships floating over the Arctic: It sounds more like science fiction than hard science. But a group of researchers, policymakers,
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