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Alaska flights Canceled Over Ash From Russian Volcano
A volcano in Russia led to the cancellation of flights in Alaska over the weekend.
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Italian tourist killed when hit by piece of Alaska glacier
Alaska State Troopers say a 28-year-old Italian tourist was killed when he was crushed by a large piece of ice that broke from a glacier.
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River condition expected to force another change to Iditarod restart
I already told you how the Iditarod start has had to be moved to Fairbanks. I already told you how warm it's been in Fairbanks. Now, a week before the start, the Iditarod officials have decided that the start will now be moved off of the river instead of on the river due to potentially unsafe ice conditions.
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State Senate votes to end Alaska daylight saving time
The bill is more complicated than simply ending DST in Alaska. It would also allow for the SE 'panhandle' of Alaska to switch to the Pacific Time Zone.
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Opposition emerges to repeal of daylight saving time in Alaska
An interesting counterpoint to the whole 'eliminate daylight saving' discussion. I don't see a problem with eliminating it. We would be 4-5 hours behind Eastern Time depending on the time of year. I don't understand why, if Alaskans can handle being 4 hours behind, they couldn't handle being 5 hours behind.
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FDL: Frozen Debris Lobes
FDL: Frozen Debris Lobes are slow-moving landslides occurring in permafrost made up of soil, rocks, trees, and ice. They are encroaching on both the Dalton Highway and the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Efforts are underway to determine the best way to deal with the problem. The current favorite is the 'run away' solution. ANY solution involves lots of $$$.
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Before Columbus, was there trade between Asia and New World?
Artifacts unearthed at a 1,000-year-old home in Alaska suggest that East Asians and Native Americans were exchanging goods centuries before Columbus set sail for the New World.
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Artwork Found at Ancient House Site
At the edge of a spruce forest in Interior Alaska, archaeologists have unearthed bone pendants that might be the first examples of artwork in northern North America.
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What It Really Means to Eat a Big Mac at the Arctic Circle
Alaska native Elisabeth Fairfield Stokes on the technicolor fantasy of McDonald's.
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The Soviet Military Secret That Could Become Alaska’s Most Valuable Crop
Al Poindexter’s front yard in the south-central plain of Alaska has been taken over by a spread of more than 2,000 cell trays, each growing dozens of plants...
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Message in a Bottle Discovered by Victoria Paddlers has Unique Request
When six Vancouver Island paddlers head out from Port Townsend, Wash., on June 4 in a race to Alaska, they'll have a unique passenger on board — they call him Ash, and he's a message in a bottle.
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Welcome to Dog World!
It was Blair Braverman’s dream job: living on a glacier in the remote Alaskan wilderness, driving a team of huskies through the snow, showing tourists the real Alaska. Then one day things got too real.
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Terrifying “vampire fish” falling from the sky in Alaska
Fairbanks residents were shocked by eel-like lampreys with sharp teeth raining down from above
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Alaska’s Rare Alexander Archipelago Wolves Nearly Wiped Out in 1 Year
Only about 60 of these now critically-endangered wolves remain
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Alaska Wildfire Destroys Dozens of Homes, Menaces Highway
A fast-spreading Alaska wildfire has destroyed up to 45 homes and forced authorities to restrict traffic on a major highway connecting two of the state's largest cities, state officials said .
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Alaska Gets Help From Lower 48 States in Fighting Wildfires
Firefighters and equipment from the lower 48 states and Canada are arriving to help battle wildfires burning in the nation's largest state. Weary firefighters welcomed the help as they struggled to keep up with two major fires threatening rural highway communities, even as lightning sparked.nearly a dozen more blazes...
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Magnitude 5.7 Quake Shakes Parts of Alaska
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake shook parts of southern Alaska on Wednesday, but there no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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Nearly 300 Fires are Burning in Alaska Right Now. That’s an Even Bigger Problem Than it Sounds
Following on a record hot May in which much snow cover melted off early, Alaska saw no less than 152 fires erupt over the weekend. The numbers have only grown further since then, and stood at 291 active fires Thursday, according to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center.
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Small Plane with Cruise Passengers Crashes in Alaska
A small plane carrying a pilot and eight passengers from a cruise ship was believed to have crashed in Ketchikan, Alaska, Thursday.
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3.1 million acres burned in Alaska in 2015
More than 3 million acres of land -- the size of Connecticut -- has burned in Alaska this year, the state said. Even cities far from blazes are smokey.
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