Alaska sees record temperatures in heatwave
An "all-time high" temperature record has been set in the US state of Alaska, despite much of the country sitting in the Arctic circle. Temperatures peaked at 32.22 Celsius (90F) on 4 July at an airport
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Baseline and projected future carbon storage and greenhouse-gas fluxes in ecosystems of Alaska
This assessment was conducted to fulfill the requirements of section 712 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 and to contribute to knowledge of the storage, fluxes, and balance of carbon
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2016 set to be hottest year since 1880 after 12 consecutive record-breaking months
Graph from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association shows 2016 shows this year significantly hotter than ever the last few hot years.Graphic courtesy of NOAA After 12 consecutive months that
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Alaska volcano erupts with massive ash cloud, diverting flights
A volcano on the Alaska Peninsula erupted with little advanced warning over the weekend, spewing an ash cloud up to 20,000 feet (6,096 meters) high that prompted aviation warnings across the region, scientists
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Top scientists back federal plan to protect Alaska predators
New rules would ban ‘non-subsistence’ killing of bears, wolves and coyotes – some of the ‘most iconic yet persecuted species’– in the state’s 16 wildlife refuges A group of scientists has backed a federal
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Alaska volcano 'abruptly erupts' and sends ash 20,000ft into the sky
Pavlof Volcano, located on the Aleutian Islands, is one of the most active in the region. A volcano on a remote Alaskan island has "abruptly erupted" - sending plumes of ash more than 20,000ft into the
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Alaska Volcano Erupts, Sends Ashes 20,000 Feet High
A volcano in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands erupted on Sunday afternoon, sending ashes to 20,000 feet in the air. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports that the Pavlof Volcano, situated at about 600
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New Alaska butterfly species is first in 28 years
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Biologists have discovered a new species of butterfly occupying Alaska's interior -- the first in 28 years. Researchers believe the hardy species is a hybrid of two ancient species
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Court upholds federal plan to protect vast polar bear habitat in Alaska
A federal government plan to protect a vast area of the US Arctic as habitat for polar bears has been upheld by an appeals court, overturning a previous victory by the state of Alaska and fossil fuel lobbyists
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Climate Change: Global Warming Is Driven By Human Activity, Study Confirms
The European Commission's Joint Research Center recently conducted a study that examined records of man-made carbon dioxide and methane emissions from the last 150 years, and confirmed that these emissions
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Deep landslides source of killer 1964 Alaska tsunami after M9.2 temblor
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA – Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have solved a 50-year natural science mystery: the undersea source of tsunami that devastated a remote Alaska village following the 1964