The Katmai bear cam is back
Explore.org is once again live streaming brown bears as they fish for salmon at Katmai National Park and Preserve. Looking
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Alaska
Populations on the rise in Alaska villages threatened by erosion, changing climate
Some Alaska villages perched on thawing and eroding permafrost may have to move soon to more solid ground inland, a
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What shallow lakes are telling us about the changing Arctic climate
Permafrost changes are among the most alarming consequences of warming Arctic temperatures. All across the Arctic, the shifts in how permafrost
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Arctic-wide project aims to improve home water service
Turning on an indoor water tap is not always an easy feat in the Arctic. Remoteness, high costs and harsh
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Climate accelerating erosion at U.S. radar facilities in Arctic
A group of strategic Air Force radar facilities along Alaska’s North Slope are at an accelerated risk of degradation. Erosion
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Norwegian tanker aground in U.S. Arctic, stirs concern about security
The Norwegian flagged chemical tanker was loaded with 14,000 tons of oil products when it touched the ground in the
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Northwest Passage cruise marks turning point in Arctic tourism
On August 16, the Crystal Serenity will steam out of Seward on a historic trip. The vessel will be the
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Now trending in DC: Arctic issues
WASHINGTON — With Alaska’s Arctic attracting increasing attention from policymakers and political wonks in Washington, D.C., Alaska lawmakers hope to turn that attention into
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Meet America’s only wild wood bison herd, which now roams Western Alaska
SHAGELUK – Wood bison calves are easy to spot from the sky. Their coats are reddish, making them easily distinguishable from
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The embers of last year’s wildfires are coming back with a vengeance
BETHEL – Hidden underground all winter, an unusual number of holdover fires that smouldered for months in Alaska’s deep duff
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Warming, fires, warming, fires: How tundra wildfires could create an unstoppable cycle
When lightning sparked a big fire in the tundra of Alaska’s Arctic North Slope nine years ago, scientists were stunned. The
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Alaska pushing feds to allow Western Arctic caribou hunt
Alaska’s biggest caribou herd, one that has swelled and crashed over the past four decades, now is stirring conflict between
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Words ‘Eskimo’ and ‘Aleut’ scrubbed from 2 U.S. laws, yet live on in others
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed a bill that removes the words “Oriental,” “Eskimo” and “Aleut” from two federal programs.
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U.S. Congress takes big step toward new $1 billion Arctic icebreaker
WASHINGTON — Alaska moved significantly closer to seeing a new Arctic icebreaker Tuesday as a Senate appropriations subcommittee added $1 billion
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Blog: An acute crisis in northern health care
It’s often said that you can’t put a price on good health. But as I learned at a conference in
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