One year anniversary of historic forest fire in Sweden
Friday is exactly one year after an enormous forest fire broke out in Västmanland in central Sweden. And since the fire, forestry companies
Read more
North
Blog: Back to the future – An Arctic conference in 1979
On a dusty shelf in the library at my university, I came across a volume entitled Marine Transportation and High
Read more
Scientists find genetic divide between Alaska city moose and country moose
City moose and country moose are different — at least in their DNA. A new study finds that Anchorage moose have greater genetic
Read more
Dramatic increase in tundra-fire frequency in Arctic Alaska: report
If it seems like there’s more fire activity in Alaska than in the past, that’s no illusion. The long-term record shows
Read more
Wildfires prompt evacuation alerts in Alaska
Wildfires prompted an evacuation notice for a six-mile stretch of the Elliot Highway in Interior Alaska on Monday evening, while the village
Read more
Climate change brings new insect arrivals to Finland
New insect species typically arrive in Finland via Russia’s Karelian Isthmus. Entomologists say that the number of species in the
Read more
2015 Alaskan wildfire tally below normal
So far this year, about 78,000 acres have burned in 280 fires in Alaska. That may sound like a lot,
Read more
Alaska’s criminal justice system to be reviewed
Alaska’s prisons are filling up so fast state lawmakers have warned that despite the opening of a new facility in
Read more
Alaska senator unveils bill for Native services, firefighting
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski unveiled an appropriations bill Tuesday that would ensure dedicated funding for emergency firefighting but also
Read more
Hundreds of sled dogs rescued from Alaska wildfires
WILLOW — With the Sockeye fire still unpredictable late Monday, mushers who frantically evacuated their dogs Sunday afternoon waited to
Read more
Feature Interview: Unconventional petroleum resources found in Canada’s Sahtu region…. Now what?
Canada’s National Energy Board and the Northwest Territories Geological Survey released a report last month that almost 200
Read more
Searchers return to Alaska glacier to recover remains from 1952 military plane crash
A team of military searchers, anthropologists and mountaineers is once again trying to turn back the clock on the crash of
Read more
It was a record-warm May for much of Alaska, but Interior gets chilly again
Some Alaskans may have been experiencing “weather whiplash” as June arrived Monday. Despite record-breaking high temperatures across much of the state in May, parts
Read more
Yurts, tents and urban suites — Airbnb options grow in Alaska
Travelers seeking discount lodging off the beaten path can find it at its most rugged in Alaska, thanks to an increasing number
Read more
Alaska: Alyeska says oil flow returning to normal after 200,000-barrel drop
FAIRBANKS — Oil flowing through the trans-Alaska pipeline dropped by nearly 200,000 barrels a day in early May due to a combination
Read more