Retreating Glacier Increases the Risk of a Tsunami Threat in Alaska Within a Few Decades

Medicine & Technology May 15, 2020

With only a third of a slope along one flank of a fjord in Prince William Sound is supported by ice, an earthquake, prolonged heavy rain, and heat wave will most likely trigger a landslide.

Two New Studies on Climate Change Warns of Dreary Future

Nov 11, 2019

The first study focuses on the Amazon rainforest. Considered as the lungs of the planet, Amazon faces the threat of drying out. The second study brings us to Alaska as one of the world's thickest glaciers is recorded to be retreating.

Alaskan Sea Ice Has Melted Away

Aug 12, 2019

Alaska continues to experience an exceptional summer time and this time, it might not bring about good news to the rest of the world.

NASA Reveals Recent Images of Russian Volcano, Shiveluch's Eruption

Sep 01, 2017

Recent NASA images have shown the eruption of Shiveluch volcano in Russia.

Hepatitis A Vaccination Among The Alaskan Children Nearly Eliminates The Virus

Aug 10, 2017

Hepatitis A Vaccination at last wiped out the viruses in the Alaskan children with a remarkable decrement of the HAV incidences.

The Greening Of Alaska: Vertical Hydroponic Farming & Alaska Natural Organics Affect The Economy

Jun 05, 2017

Alaska is known for the extreme cold, ice and snow in the past decades. Today, people of Alaska enjoy the greening of the 49th state of the United States of America. There is almost year round indoor farming that could grow anything as long as the sun shines.

The Bogoslof Volcano Eruption In the Aleutian Islands In Alaska May Hamper The Activity Of The Flights

May 29, 2017

The activity of the Alaska Volcano, the Bogoslof Volcano, has been monitored for the last six months and the eruption can probably disrupt the activity of the airlines.

Earthquake In The Northwest British Columbia Shook Up The Communities In Southeast Alaska and Yukon Territory

May 02, 2017

The communities living in the southeast Alaska and the Yukon Territory were shaken up after an earthquake surfaced near Canada border, though no report of damage Is visible.

Sea Otters Return To Alaska's Glacier Bay After 250 Years

Apr 22, 2017

The approach from the scientists utilizes mathematics, statistics and ecology for understanding better the role of these predator animals in the marine ecosystem and the ability for returning to an ecosystem after being absent for so long.

Alaskan Village, Kivalina On The Verge Of Getting Wiped Out Because Of Global Warming

Mar 30, 2017

Residents of Alaskan village are threatened by constantly rising sea levels. It is speculated that in some years the place may totally disappear underwater.

Alaskan Bogoslof Volcano’s Ashes Cover Aleutians Islands As It Erupted Again

Mar 09, 2017

The Alaskan volcano has once again erupted. Its ashes have covered the Aleutians Mountains.

Marijuana Regulators In Alaska Rejected Consumption At Retail Pot Stores

Feb 06, 2017

The consumption of purchased marijuana in authorized stores was rejected by Alaska. How will these issue affect the tourism, cannabis consumers, and business owners?

Native American Children's DNA Found In Alaska

Oct 28, 2015

Researchers dig deeper on the ancestors of the two linage of the Native American tribes in Americas, starting with the Berignian Standstill.

Finding the Origins of Chinook Salmons Through the ‘Otolith’ of the Inner Ear

May 17, 2015

Over the course of many years researchers have sought out to find exactly where Alaska’s Chinook salmon are hatched. The process is known, the migratory patterns are mapped, yet for any given fish caught in the wide open ocean, the story of its origins are often shrouded in mystery—but now that has changed. With a simple chemical marker, accumulating in the inner ear bone of the salmon known as an “otolith”, researchers now believe that they can trace the origins of any Chinook salmon back to the exact waters from which they came before they emerged in Alaska’s Bristol Bay.

Alaska Welcomes Endangered Wood Bison Again

Mar 30, 2015

News about the wood bison being again brought to Alaska.