Unpredictable weather events can make a daily commute a real headache. Unfortunately, that’s becoming more common in Alaska as the climate warms. It’s something the state’s Department of ...

And climate change is only making things more complicated. The highway runs from Livengood, north of Fairbanks, to Deadhorse, on the edge of the Arctic Ocean, linking the North Slope with the rest ...

For years scientist have known permafrost can act as reliable gauge to chart climate change in the north. A new study in the journal Nature Geoscience reveals the wide extent and speed in which ...

"When I'm in Alaska, I stop talking about climate change," Schuur says, adding the term has become politically charged. Still, he says Alaskans are deeply concerned about permafrost changes.

Alaskans can take a peek out the window this week to catch a glimpse of climate change. It seems the entire state is on fire, and those fires are burning up land at a pace far beyond that of 2004 ...

As climate change melts Alaska’s permafrost, roads sink, bridges tilt and greenhouse gases release Dec. 15, 2019 at 6:00 am Updated Dec. 16, 2019 at 12:39 pm By ...

In Alaska's Remote Towns, Climate Change Is Already Leaving Many Hungry : The Salt Melting ice has made it harder to hunt walrus, a traditional staple for Alaska Natives. Warmer temps mean caribou ...

The Tongass National Forest in Alaska, the crown jewel of our national forest system, is facing an unprecedented threat. At the end of last year, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, introduced two ...

For everyone from traditional hunters to the military, the National Park Service to the oil industry, climate change is the new reality in Alaska. Government, residents and businesses are all ...

Juneau is the most active maritime port in Alaska. In 2019, the City and Borough of Juneau’s harbormaster issued 2028 launch ramp permits. That same year, large cruise ships made 556 port calls.