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Forced to relocate by climate change, Alaskan villagers found a new crisis
The relocation highlights America’s failure to prepare for the ways climate change is making some places uninhabitable.
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This Alaska Region Has Some of the State's Most Beautiful Coastal Towns—Plus Majestic Glaciers and Unforgettable Wildlife
Located about 16 miles north of downtown Ketchikan—the Salmon Capital of the World—the waterfront Salmon Falls Fishing Resort ...
Newtok, Alaska, Was Supposed to Be a Model for Climate Relocation. Here’s How It Went Wrong.
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places ...
A 700-pound boulder pins Alaska man face-down in a glacier creek for three hours
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Alaska man who was pinned facedown in an icy creek by a 700-pound (318-kilogram) boulder for ...
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Coastal Alaskans see commercial fishing limits as a ‘crisis.’ Lawmakers don’t.
Alaska’s Legislature adjourned last week without addressing an issue that many residents of coastal, Native villages see as ...
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9. Riding America's LONGEST FERRY to Alaska!
Spanning 1,300 miles over six days, the Alaska Marine Highway System is the longest ferry route in the United States. This ...
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This Alaska Region Has Some of the State's Most Beautiful Coastal Towns—Plus Majestic Glaciers and Unforgettable Wildlife
This is remote Alaska at its finest ... The Tlingit people are the town's original inhabitants, but the area is also known for its Russian heritage, displayed through the Russian Bishop's House ...
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Newtok was supposed to be a model for climate relocation. Here’s how it went wrong
The project’s challenges highlight how ill-prepared the U.S. is to respond to the way climate change is making some places ...
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Goodbye to energy dependence – Alaska discovers more than 1,100 TWh hidden under the ice, and the find could change the world
For decades, energy independence has been the elusive white whale of U.S. policy. We’ve tried offshore drilling, shale booms, ...
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Tony Hawk, Mark McMorris help open skateboard park expansion in Smithers, B.C.
Tony Hawk and Mark McMorris wanted their presence at the Smithers Skate Park expansion unveiling to amplify skateboarding's ...
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Tony Hawk, Mark McMorris at northern B.C. skatepark expansion
Tony Hawk and Mark McMorris wanted their presence at the Smithers Skate Park expansion unveiling to amplify skateboarding's ...
California native wins Pulitzer Prize for moving memoir
The Pulitzer Prize called it “an affecting work of literary art and discovery whose illustrations bring to life three ...