Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run for president in 2024
Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said Tuesday he will run as a candidate in the presidential election early next
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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
By Becky Bohrer, Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Glacial dam burst in Juneau, swelling levels of Mendenhall River to an unprecedented degree
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Glacial dam outburst in Alaska, erodes riverbanks, destroys at least 2 buildings
By Becky Bohrer · The Associated Press 2 homes complete losses, 3rd was partially destroyed; no reports of injuries or fatalities Raging
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Permafrost expert and military pilot among 4 killed in helicopter crash on Alaska’s North Slope
A helicopter crash in Alaska took the lives of a permafrost expert from the Netherlands, a pilot who recently transitioned
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Biden welcomes Finland to NATO, meets with Nordic leaders
By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian And Jari Tanner President Joe Biden stood alongside Nordic leaders Thursday on the turf
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Earth’s average temperature matches record high set a day earlier
Earth’s average temperature on Wednesday remained at an unofficial record high set the day before, the latest grim milestone in
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First U.S. deep water port for the Arctic to host cruise ships, military
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press $600M US port expansion to begin next year in Alaska community of 3,500 The cruise
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North America’s first known case of a rabid moose confirmed in western Alaska
A moose in western Alaska has tested positive for rabies in the first apparent case of a rabid moose in
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Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway
Norwegian officials said the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick
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Sisters among missing boaters found in partially submerged vessel in Alaska: family
By Becky Bohrer and Stefanie Dazio · The Associated Press 9-meter aluminum charter vessel was last seen near Sitka and later found near
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Ice jams, rapid snowmelt flood homes, businesses and roads across Alaska
Ice jams on Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers cause most of damage Flooding across Alaska has inundated scores of homes, with several
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Worker in Alaska’s Denali National Park dies after triggering avalanche
Eric Walter provided radio-based safety support and dispatch services for U.S. National Park Service A Denali National Park and Preserve employee died
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Wildfires in Anchorage? Climate change sparks disaster fears
By Mark Thiessen ‘Probably the single largest threat to the municipality of Anchorage,’ says fire chief in Alaska capital Research on
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U.S. launches effort to document history of Indigenous residential schools
Project described as first step ‘toward addressing the intergenerational consequences’ WARNING: This story describes abuse in residential schools. The U.S.
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Family of Czech billionaire sues over Alaska crash death
Suit filed in Alaska on behalf of Petr Kellner’s family alleges negligence, seeks punitive and other damages The family of
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