World Jul 30, 2021
No damage or injures reported after magnitude 8.2 earthquake jolts Alaska
The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations in several Alaska coastal communities. Those warnings were later lifted.
World Jul 29, 2021
Magnitude 8.2 quake on Alaska Peninsula triggers tsunami alert
The Japan Meteorological Agency said that although there could be slight sea-level changes in coastal regions, there was no threat of damage for Japan's coastal area.
World Oct 20, 2020
A major 7.5 magnitude quake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves Monday, U.S. agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Residents evacuated to higher ground as tsunami warnings covered much of the southern coast of the remote ...
National Sep 10, 2020
Japan and the United States will conduct a joint study to produce gas from methane hydrate, a next-generation energy resource, in permafrost in northern Alaska from next year, a Japanese government source said Wednesday. The yearlong study comes as Japan seeks to secure domestic energy ...
World Sep 3, 2020
Winter ice in the Bering Sea, in the northern Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russia, is at its lowest level in the past 5,500 years, according to a study released Wednesday. Researchers analyzed vegetation that accumulated on the uninhabited island of Saint Matthew over the ...
Business / Corporate Apr 1, 2020
Oil worker at BP's Alaska facility tests positive for new coronavirus
A worker at BP Plc's operation in Alaska's North Slope has tested positive for the novel coronavirus that has killed more than 42,000 people worldwide, the company confirmed Tuesday. It is the first case at an Alaskan oil installment in the North Slope, where the ...
World Jan 18, 2020
Once-in-a-decade U.S. Census to kick off in remote Alaska Native village
This year's once-a-decade official U.S. national population count will start in a small Alaska Native village perched on the tundra overlooking the Bering Sea. Daytime temperatures will be well below freezing. The 2020 U.S. census is due to launch Tuesday in Toksook Bay, a Yup'ik ...
World / Science & Health Jan 9, 2020
Alaska had record-warm year in 2019; lower 48 states had second-wettest year
Last year was Alaska's warmest year on record and the second-wettest in the contiguous United States, according to a government report on the U.S. climate released on Wednesday. Alaska's average temperature was 32.2 degrees Fahrenheit (0.1 degree Celsius), 6.2 degrees F above the long-term average, ...
World / Science & Health Dec 27, 2019
'The escalator is going up': Alaska to record its warmest year yet
Alaska is set to finish 2019 with a record average high temperature after a year of extremes ranging from a sweltering summer and rampant wildfires to vanishing sea ice and winter rains where heavy snows were once the norm. Wildlife also suffered from the state's ...
World / Crime & Legal Dec 26, 2019
GOP senator 'disturbed' by party leader's cooperation with White House on impeachment trial
Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she was "disturbed" by the Senate leader's approach to working with White House counsel on the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, saying there should be distance between the two. The comments by the Alaska lawmaker come after Mitch ...
Business Nov 6, 2019
Trump administration to auction off Arctic Alaskan oil and gas sites next month
The Trump administration said on Tuesday it will be auctioning off nearly 4 million acres (1.6 million hectares) of land in Arctic Alaska for oil development next month, and it is promising much more territory will be open to development in the future. The Bureau ...
People | WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN? Oct 12, 2019
Leaving the urban jungle for northern wilds
by Kaori Shoji
Having traded city life in Tokyo for the nature of Chena, Alaska, Masako Tokida says she can't imagine returning to an urban existence in Japan any more.