-
+43 +13
HAARP experiments could cause artificial aurora over Alaska this weekend
Researchers from around the country are conducting four days of experiments at the Gakona facility that could put splotches of red and green light overhead at times.
-
+17 +2
Stubbs the cat, beloved mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska mauled by dog
Write-in candidate has held the top office for 16 years. Mayor Stubbs, a yellow tabby with more responsibility than your average cat, survived -- but is in bad shape.
-
+21 +2
Missing Alaska man found dead in his home after a year
An Alaska man missing for more than a year was found dead in his home on Monday, according to Anchorage Police. The home had been occupied by renters for nearly a year, but they apparently had no idea the body was in the home, police said. Samuel E. McAlpine, 37, was last seen March 17, 2013, when he told his mother he was going on a date.
-
+24 +1
Firefighters report progress on Alaska wildfire
A wildfire on Alaska's Kenai Peninsula has grown to 98 square miles even as planes, helicopters and increasing numbers of firefighters attack it, fire officials said late Thursday.
-
+23 +1
Incredible Up-Close Encounter With Alaskan Brown Bear
A stunning video filmed by an Alaskan wildlife enthusiast has captured an incredible close encounter with a brown bear.
2 comments by TNY -
+18 +1
Tsunami warning issued in Alaska after 8.0 earthquake
A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska's Aleutian Island chain after a powerful earthquake.
-
+20 +2
US trained Alaskans as secret 'stay-behind agents'
Fearing a Russian invasion and occupation of Alaska, the U.S. government in the early Cold War years recruited and trained fishermen, bush pilots, trappers and other private citizens across Alaska for a covert network to feed wartime intelligence to the military, newly declassified Air Force and FBI documents show.
-
+19 +1
Rape Culture in the Alaskan Wilderness
In the tight-knit communities of the far north, there are no roads, no police officers—and higher rates of sexual assault than anywhere else in the United States.
-
+21 +3
Alaska Must Translate Election Material Into 2 Indigenous Languages
Friday's deadline was set after a U.S. District judge ruled the state violated the Voting Rights Act by not providing some native speakers with materials in their language.
-
+20 +2
Ice loss sends Alaskan temperatures soaring by 7C
Scientists analysing more than three decades of weather data for the northern Alaskan outpost of Barrow have linked 7C rise to the decline in Arctic sea ice, reports Climate News Network
-
+23 +1
World’s First Airborne Wind Turbine to Bring Renewable Energy and WiFi to Alaska
Wind turbines have become airborne! An enormous helium-filled wind turbine will soon float over the city of Fairbanks, Alaska to produce enough electricity for more than a dozen families living off the grid. Designed and built by MIT startup Altaeros Energies, the turbine known as BAT-Buoyant Airborne Turbine will hover at an altitude of 1,000 feet for 18 months, catching air currents that are five to eight times more powerful than winds on the ground.
-
+24 +1
Time Lapse Reel from Edge of Alaska
-
+25 +5
Town Hall
Whittier, Alaska, is a town of about 200 people, almost all of whom live in a 14-story former Army barracks built in 1956. The building, called Begich Towers, holds a police station, a health clinic, a church, and a laundromat. Its hallways resemble those of a school or a detention center. One can often find residents shuffling around in slippers and pajamas. The only way to get to Whittier by land is to drive through a two-and-a-half-mile, one-lane railroad tunnel that shuts down at night.
-
+29 +4
With a long history of mushing, tiny Huslia prepares for its first Iditarod
One thing the Interior Alaska village of Huslia, famous for its successful sled dog racers, can’t lay claim to is being a checkpoint for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. That's changing this year, and the residents are thrilled.
-
+19 +7
Freezing rain creates hazardous conditions in Interior Alaska
While you guys in the Lower 48 are experiencing all sorts of cold weather and lots of snow. Here's what we are dealing with in Interior Alaska!
-
+43 +8
Alaska becomes 3rd state with legal marijuana
Smoking, growing and possessing marijuana becomes legal in America's wildest state Tuesday, thanks to a voter initiative aimed at clearing away 40 years of conflicting laws and court rulings.
-
+12 +2
Alaska spaceport plays vital, growing role
When you think of a spaceport, you probably think of Florida, but Kodiak, AK has one of four launch sites in the US that can handle all commercial satellite launches. The Alaska Aerospace Corporation is working on becoming more and more commercial to reduce their reliance on State and Federal funding.
-
+20 +4
Alaska Farmer Turns Icy Patch Of Tundra Into A Breadbasket
Warmer temperatures in Alaska are giving farmers flexibility to plant a wider range of crops over a longer growing season. One farmer says the secret to his bounty is soil enriched by flooding rivers.
-
+17 +3
The remote Alaskan village that needs to be relocated due to climate change
This is a project that has been in the works for a while now, but funding is an issue (most of Alaska's income is from oil, which is down right now). Another issue is the fact that this is relatively unprecedented. There is no 'Depertment of Relocating Villages' to take charge of this project.
-
+20 +8
Why Alaska Is Warmer Than the Continental U.S.
Over the past week or so, I've posted several comments and links talking about how warm it is in Alaska relative to the East Coast. Here's a decent explanation for why that's happening.
Submit a link
Start a discussion