The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more ...
Remembering Alaska Airlines Flight 261: 25 years since tragic crash
It's been 25 years since Alaska Airlines Flight 261 crashed into the Pacific Ocean while on its way to Seattle, killing all ...
Alaska volcano could erupt imminently as earthquakes put American state on high alert
Mount Spurr, an 11,000-foot-tall volcano in Alaska has a 50-50 chance of erupting in the near future, according to the USGS, ...
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DIVING towards the Pacific! Alaska 261
The pilots of an Alaska Airlines MD-80 fight desperately for control, as their aircraft careens towards the Pacific ocean with terrifying speed. No matter what they do, they cannot seem to pull their ...
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Families of Alaska flight 261 plan memorial to mark 25th anniversary of crash
SEATTLE — Friday marks the 25th anniversary of the crash of Alaska Airlines 261, a Seattle-bound flight that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. Families of the victims planned a memorial service at ...
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Microplastics are in the fetal tissues of Alaska spotted seals, new research finds
UAF scientists have found microplastics in all marine mammals species they’ve studied so far, and new results show passage ...
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Buying time: Juneau’s Marine Exchange of Alaska saves lives, cargo, communities and wildlife
Executive Director Steve White and founder Ed Page look comfortable and relaxed seated at the deck-plank style conference ...
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Earthquakes: Facts about why the Earth moves
Discover interesting facts about how big earthquakes can get, why earthquakes happen, and why they're so hard to predict.
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D.C. plane collision looms over the 25th anniversary of Alaska 261 crash
More than two decades ago, the Alaska Airlines crash was the result ... the Coast Guard to recover from the wreckage in the Pacific Ocean. Following conversations between the Flight 261 crew ...
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Massive 11,000ft volcano in Alaska could erupt as 'toxic ash' covers city of 300,000
A colossal volcano in Alaska is teetering on the edge of eruption, with scientists sounding the alarm. Mount Spurr, towering at 11,000 feet and situated on the Cook Inlet roughly 75 miles from ...
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Fishery managers start a process to tighten salmon bycatch rules in Alaska’s Bering Sea
Managers launched a formal evaluation of new measures to reduce the number of Western Alaska chum salmon caught in pollock ...