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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Rio Tinto to give away stake in Alaska mine developer
Global miner Rio Tinto said on Monday it will give away its 19.1 percent stake in Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd, owner of Alaska's huge Pebble deposit, after determining that the project does not fit its
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U.S. regulator seeks to block Alaskan mine to protect salmon
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it has initiated a rarely used process under the Clean Water Act to "identify appropriate options to protect" the Bristol Bay fishery from the impact of the
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Arctic winters shrink by a month
Arctic winters may have got shorter by a month. Arctic lakes have been found to be freezing up later in the year and thawing earlier, creating a winter ice season about 24 days shorter than it was in 1950.
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Alaska ecosystem carbon fluxes estimated from MODIS satellite data inputs from 2000 to 2010
Trends in Alaska ecosystem carbon fluxes were predicted from inputs of monthly MODerate resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) vegetation index time-series combined with the NASA-CASA (Carnegie Ames
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Alaska builds differently to adapt to climate change
Alaskans are learning to build differently to minimize the damage of global warming. "We take a very practical approach to adaptation," says Jack Hebert,president of the non-profit Cold Climate Housing
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Shell to pay $1.1 million in fines for Arctic air-quality violations
Shell has agreed to pay $1.1 million for air-quality violations from the vessels it used to drill two oil-exploration wells in Arctic waters off Alaska last year, federal regulators said. Shell will
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7.0 quake recorded in Alaska's Aleutian Islands
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake rocked Alaska's Aleutian Islands with a jet-like rumble Friday that shook homes and sent residents scrambling for cover. "I heard it coming," said Kathleen Nevzoroff, who
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2012 among top 10 warmest years: report
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday that the year 2012 was the ninth warmest on record despite the cooling influence of a La Nina episode early in the year. The WMO's Statement on
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Proposed Dam Presents Economic and Environmental Challenges in Alaska
The Alaska Energy Authority is planning to build a 735-foot, $5.2 billion structure on the Susitna River in a largely empty south-central part of the state, which is watered by runoff from the arc of the
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Forget warming, Alaska facing ice age
Scientists Report Steady Fall In Temp In US State Since Beginning Of 21st Century London: Bucking the overall global warming trend, Alaska may actually be heading for an ice age with scientists reporting a steady temperature decline in the snow covered US state. A new study by Alaska Climate Research Center shows that temperatures in Alaska are actually getting colder since the beginning of the 21st century — contrary to global warming concerns. In the Last Frontier, where temperatures can get as cold as 50 degrees below zero, residents of the state have experienced the increasing chill and scientists now confirm that the Northwest state is indeed seeing a temperature drop.