Where the Brooks Range ends, and the conflict begins (Photo: Fred Paillet) A week after two oil companies said they were ready to move ahead with a major oil project in northern Alaska, a third said it was ending its exploration activities, leaving only a state...
The fiber optic project by U.S.-based GCI Communication Corp will provide residents of six main towns in the Aleutian Islands with a high-speed connection to the Internet for better communications. Image: courtesy of GCI A fast and secure Internet connection seems to...
The bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) is actually a Eurasian species, but still occurs east of the Bering Sea in northern Alaska. Photo: Seth Beaudreault/Toolik Field Station Wildlife attracts countless nature lovers around the globe, especially where their density is...
Alaska showed above average temperatures already in May and it continued through the end of June. For example, in the northernmost community of the U.S. state, Utqiavik, 18°C was reported. This leads to supply problems and also more wild and tundra fires. Image: NASA...
Too much of a good thing (Photo: Nasa) On 4 June, thunderstorms moved across the southern part of Alaska, delivering nearly 5,000 lightning strikes and igniting dozens of wildfires. It was the latest outbreak in a fire season that — after a slow start — has become...