In Kotzebue a year ago, President Obama called for a publicly available high-resolution elevation map of Alaska. And today it’s here. The maps will help Alaskans monitor the effects of climate ...

Kotzebue is a close-knit community on a gravel spit at the end of the Baldwin Peninsula, 33 miles north of the Arctic Circle along Alaska’s west coast. Known for its long, snowy winters ...

FAIRBANKS — In a trip last year that highlighted the impacts of global climate change on Alaska, President Barack Obama announced plans in Kotzebue to create new high-quality, high-resolution maps ...