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The renamed sites include a mile-long stream formerly known as “ Nazi Creek ” and a nearby summit previously bearing a ...
A map shows the highest storm-driven flood impact category in 63 Alaska coastal communities for flood events from 1887 to 2022.
Each year, coastal communities in Western Alaska watch feet - even yards - of shoreline disappear into the waves. Now, a new online mapping tool will let them look at past erosion and see where ...
We took a detour off the beaten path to visit one of Alaska’s most remote and charming towns – Seldovia. Accessible only by boat or plane, this quiet coastal village gave us a glimpse into a ...
From the Aleutian Islands to the North Slope, Alaska's massive and varied terrain has now been mapped in an unprecedented way, exactly a year after President Barack Obama announced the new Arctic ...
The Okeanos Explorer team is exploring some of the world’s deepest and most remote waters off the Aleutian Islands.
5 Coastal Towns in Alaska That Are Adorable in Any Weather From Gold Rush-era settlements to national park gateways, these quaint Alaskan towns are worth a visit.
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail is ranked #1 out of 17 things to do in Anchorage. See pictures and our review of Tony Knowles Coastal Trail.
The first batch of new, more accurate Alaska maps that will eventually cover the whole state is out and free to the public as part of a state and federal project to replace old topographic maps ...
Search and rescue teams, including the U.S. Coast Guard and Alaska State Troopers, are conducting operations for the missing Bering Air.
Alaska has some of our planet’s largest icefields, and their melting is a major contributor to sea-level rise. As the ice melts, the level of the Earth's oceans rise, which will slowly put some of the ...
A research vessel motoring off the coast of Alaska is exploring the mounds and craters of the sea floor to surface new knowledge about life in some of the world's deepest and most remote waters.